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Microbe
"Microbe", a brand-new, general microbiology textbook intended for upper-division undergraduate and beginning graduate courses, is an exciting introduction to the world of microbes. With a distinct ecological and evolutionary orientation, "Microbe" invites readers to partake of the most current advances in the field. Written by prominent scientists with practical teaching, textbook writing, and research experience, this new textbook will engage students in the learning process with its clear, reader-friendly style and unique perspective of the field. This emphasizes the roles of microbes in sustaining all life on Earth; presents paradigm-driven material in a clear, reader-friendly style; deals with the complexities of medical microbiology from the standpoint of both the microbe and its human host; provides unifying frameworks for understanding microbial metabolism and physiology; offers study questions at the end of each chapter for reinforcement of material covered; and, features companion Web site with valuable student resources that is regularly updated by authors.
534 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2005
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May 4, 2009
Just started reading this book. So far, it's wonderful!
It turned out to be more difficult than I liked, but that's because I had NO background in biology until I took this class. Many terms that they assumed people would know were completely unfamiliar. This increased the difficulty level, though it was still generally lyrical to read.
A disclaimer, I know one of the authors, who is a friend of a friend. Still, the writing was generally clear, the illustrations were informative and the questions at the back of each chapter were helpful in assessing what I did and didn't understand.
And a confession. I STILL don't understand chapter 8...
It turned out to be more difficult than I liked, but that's because I had NO background in biology until I took this class. Many terms that they assumed people would know were completely unfamiliar. This increased the difficulty level, though it was still generally lyrical to read.
A disclaimer, I know one of the authors, who is a friend of a friend. Still, the writing was generally clear, the illustrations were informative and the questions at the back of each chapter were helpful in assessing what I did and didn't understand.
And a confession. I STILL don't understand chapter 8...
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