The author team of Prescott’s Microbiology continues the tradition of past editions by providing a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, Microbiology is appropriate for microbiology majors and mixed majors courses. The new authors have focused on readability, artwork, and the integration of several key themes (including evolution, ecology and diversity) throughout the text, making an already superior text even better.
New Features
- NEW! An introduction to the entire microbial world is now covered in Chapters 3, 4, and 5. Structure and function of Bacteria, Archaea and Eukaryotes precede an introduction to the viruses that is extremely accessible to students. A more detailed look at specific viruses, replication and classification is found later in the book (Chapter 25).
- NEW! Microbial diversity—now integrated throughout the entire text, students are constantly reminded of the diversity of the microbial world.
- NEW! The GREEN text! Global climate change (pg. 653-656), public health (pg. 876-885, 890-894), alternative energy and biofuels (pg. 1042-45) coverage have all been added, making Prescott’s Microbiology a very “green” text that will spark students’ interest.
- NEW! H1N1—this flu virus is on everyone’s mind and sure to be a topic of interest to students. For more, see Chapters 36 and 37 (pg. 881, 884, 900-903).
- NEW! Updated Genomics—21st century genomic sequencing techniques are now covered in Chapter 16, beginning on page 420.
- NEW! Major art revisions: Many pieces of art are heavily revised or brand new in this edition. In order to make the book more accessible to today’s students, every figure in the book was evaluated for instructional quality and revised or replaced, if necessary.
Part I: Introduction to Microbiology
- 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology
- 2 Microscopy
- 3 Bacteria and Archaea
- 4 Eukaryotic Microbial Structure and Function
- 5 Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents
- 6 Microbial Nutrition
- 7 Microbial Growth and Reproduction
- 8 Control of Microorganisms in the Environment
- 9 Introduction to Metabolism
- 10 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation
- 11 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis
- 12 Genes: Structure, Replication, and Expression
- 13 Regulation of Cellular Processes
- 14 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation
- 15 Recombinant DNA Technology
- 16 Microbial Genomics
- 17 Microbial Taxonomy and the Evolution of Diversity
- 18 The Archaea
- 19 The Deinococci and Nonproeobacteria Gram Negatives
- 20 The Proteobacteria
- 21 The Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria: The Firmicutes
- 22 The High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria: The Actinobacteria
- 23 The Protists
- 24 The Fungi
- 25 The Viruses
- 26 Biogeochemical Cycling
- 27 Methods in Microbial Ecology
- 28 Microorganisms in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
- 29 Microorganisms in Terrestrial Ecosystems
- 30 Microbial Interactions
- 31 Infection and Pathogenicity
- 32 Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance
- 33 Specific (Adaptive) Immunity
- 34 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- 35 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
- 36 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology
- 37 Human Diseases Caused by Viruses and Prions
- 38 Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria
- 39 Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protists
- 40 Microbiology of Food
- 41 Industrial Microbiology
- 42 Applied Environmental Microbiology
- Appendix I: A Review of the Chemistry of Biological Molecules
- Appendix II: Common Metabolic Pathways
About the Author
- JOANNE M. WILLEY has been a professor at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York, since 1993, where she is Professor of Microbiology; she holds a joint appointment with the Hostra University School of Medicine.
- LINDA M. SHERWOOD is a member of the Department of Microbiology at Montana State University. Her interest in microbiology was sparked by the last course she took to complete a B.S. degree in Psychology at Western Illinois University.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 1070 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 8 edition (February 3, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0077350138
- ISBN-13: 978-0077350130
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.2 x 1.7 inches
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