Microbiology the Easy Way

by Rene Fester Kratz

This book transforms a difficult subject into terms and ideas that every attentive student can readily understand. Major topics covered the microbial world, cellular chemistry, observing microbes through a microscope, microbial growth and reproduction, microbial genetics, bacteria, archaea, eukaryotic microorganisms such as fungi and protozoa, viruses, the disease process, epidemiology, antimicrobial drugs, practical applications of immunology, infectious diseases, and many others. The book includes charts, tables, and review questions with answers. Barron's Easy Way books introduce a variety of academic and practical subjects to students and general readers in clear, understandable language. Ideal as self-teaching manuals for readers interested in learning a new career-related skill, these books have also found widespread classroom use as supplementary texts and brush-up test-preparation guides. Subject heads and key phrases that need to be learned are set in a second color.

Genres: Science

544 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jenni Crook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure I was going to like microbiology but so far I'm learning ALL KINDS of things I've always wondered about. Who knows, this might turn out to be as much fun as chemistry was!