Prescott's Microbiology - Brossura

Willey, Joanne; Sherwood, Linda; Woolverton, Chris

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ISBN 10: 0071102310 ISBN 13: 9780071102315

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007

Riassunto

The brand new author team of Prescott, Harley and Klein's Microbiology continues the tradition of past editions by providing a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, the Seventh Edition of 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.

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Lansing Prescott served as Professor of Biology and chair of the department at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, until May 1999. Dr. Prescott received his B.A. and M.A. in biology from Rice University and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Brandeis University. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Georgia in 1980. In 1989, he received a faculty achievement award for excellence in teaching.

John Harley is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University. He received his B.A. degree in biology and chemistry from Youngstown State University in 1964, an M.A. degree in parasitology and microbiology from Kent State University in 1966, and his Ph.D. in cardiovascular physiology from Kent State University in 1969. Dr. Harley did postdoctoral work at Baylor College of Medicine, Argonne National Lab, and Vanderbilt University. In 1972 he accepted a faculty position at Eastern Kentucky University, where he rose through the ranks to full professor and in 1990 was named a Foundation Professor by the EKU Alumni Association and Board of Reagents. He also holds full graduate status at the University of Kentucky where he teaches a pathophysiology course in the graduate program.

Donald Klein is a Professor of Microbiology at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr. Klein received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in agriculture and agricultural microbiology from the University of Vermont. After predoctoral studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany, he received his Ph.D. in microbiology from the Pennsylvania State University.

Contenuti:

Part I: Introduction to Microbiology
Ch. 1: The History and Scope of Microbiology
Ch. 2: The Study of Microbial Structure: Microscopy and Specimen Preparation
Ch. 3: Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Ch. 4: Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function

Part II: Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Control
Ch. 5: Microbial Nutrition
Ch. 6: Microbial Growth
Ch. 7: Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents

Part III: Microbial Metabolism
Ch. 8: Metabolism: Energy, Enzymes, and Regulation
Ch. 9: Metabolism: Energy Release and Conservation
Ch. 10: Metabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis

Part IV: Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics
Ch. 11: Microbial Genetics: Gene Structure, Regulation, and Expression
Ch. 12: Microbial Genetics: Regulation of Gene Expression
Ch. 13: Microbial Genetics: Mechanisms of Genetic Variation

Part V: DNA Technology and Genomics
Ch. 14: Recombinant DNA Technology
Ch. 15: Microbial Genomics

Part VI: The Viruses
Ch. 16: The Viruses: Introduction and General Characteristics
Ch. 17: The Viruses: Viruses of Bacteria and Archaea
Ch. 18: The Viruses: Eucaryotic Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents

Part VII: The Diversity of the Microbial World
Ch. 19: Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity
Ch. 20: The Archaea
Ch. 21: Bacteria: The Deinococci and Nonproteobacteria Gram Negatives
Ch. 22: Bacteria: The Proteobacteria
Ch. 23: Bacteria: The Low G + C Gram Positives
Ch. 24: Bacteria: The High G + C Gram Positives
Ch. 25: The Protists
Ch. 26: The Fungi (Eumycota)

Part VIII: Ecology and Symbiosis
Ch. 27: Biogeochemical Cycling & Introductory Microbial Ecology
Ch. 28: Microorganisms in Marine and Fresh Water Environments
Ch. 29: Microorganisms in Terrestrial Environments
Ch. 30: Microbial Interactions

Part IX: Interaction Between Human Host and Pathogenic Microbes
Ch. 31: Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance
Ch. 32: Specific (Adaptive) Immunity
Ch. 33: Pathogenicity of Microorganisms

Part X: Agents of Infectious Disease and Their Control
Ch. 34: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Ch. 35: Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
Ch. 36: The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Ch. 37: Human Diseases Caused by Viruses and Prions
Ch. 38: Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria
Ch. 39: Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protists

Part XI: Food and Industrial Microbiology
Ch. 40: Microbiology of Food
Ch. 41: Applied and Industrial Microbiology

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071102310
• ISBN 13: 9780071102315
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile