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Brock Biology of Microorganisms [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2018] Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl

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For courses in General Microbiology. A streamlined approach to master microbiology Brock Biology of Microorganisms is the leading majors microbiology text on the market. It sets the standard for impeccable scholarship, accuracy, and strong coverage of ecology, evolution, and metabolism. The 15th edition seamlessly integrates the most current science, paying particular attention to molecular biology and the genomic revolution. It introduces a flexible, more streamlined organization with a consistent level of detail and comprehensive art program. Brock Biology of Microorganisms helps students quickly master concepts, both in and outside the classroom, through personalized learning, engaging activities to improve problem solving skills, and superior art and animations with Mastering(TM) Microbiology. Also available with Mastering Microbiology. Mastering(TM) Microbiology is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to improve results by helping students quickly master concepts. Students benefit from self-paced tutorials that feature personalized wrong-answer feedback and hints that emulate the office-hour experience and help keep students on track. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.
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1058 pages, Paperback

First published March 21, 2011

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50 reviews11 followers
March 29, 2008
this is the essential guide to understanding microbiology. great read
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June 16, 2020
My worst nightmare
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648 reviews32 followers
February 17, 2012
My favorite Microbiology text, I particularly like its art/illustrations. However it is an advanced text and probably not the best for novice students - it can get a bit highly detailed at times and its organization could be better, particularly when it chooses to introduce new concepts/vocabulary.
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328 reviews42 followers
March 2, 2012
Update: currently reading this for my upper-level Microbial Ecology class.

Textbook for my 300-level microbiology class. Incredibly detailed (too detailed for the scope of my class) but the pictures and diagrams are excellent and this will probably be a good resource for upper-level microbiology classes.
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September 15, 2008
Actually I read the 8th edition, but no matter - Brock's Biology of Microorganism is a musthave Bible for students of microbiology. Highly authoritative.
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March 1, 2020
Use this book for reference often!
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366 reviews30 followers
June 27, 2013
Mostly superficial. I haven't read all of it, but as a textbook used in a lab course, it could do much better work in explaining and elaborating and not just summarizing (and not very accurately) banal ideas.
It was also not very easy to find my way in it.
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434 reviews17 followers
October 25, 2015
UBC, Micb 300 + 401 - Microbial Ecology, Environmental Micb Techniques. Nice images. Text are a little on the simple side, doesn't go into too much depth. Not very much useful for advance Micb courses, but i guess would be a good general guide.
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299 reviews1 follower
February 28, 2008
Ok fine, I haven't read this book, but I've looked at every damn page dozens of times! That counts, right?
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75 reviews36 followers
November 28, 2008
this is my text book. i really like this book because it's so colorful. it makes me forget for moment about the difficulty of microbiology, the subject that i'm currently learning.
17 reviews
November 9, 2011
Excellent text-book! It really helped me along the path towards a love of microbiology.
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326 reviews20 followers
December 24, 2014
Interesting, a little bit boring, some chapters are extremely fun. Not for a starter though, has a lot of details in it.
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219 reviews31 followers
August 11, 2016
Pretty good, but lacking in some contents.
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August 12, 2024
Grace à lui que j’ai dead mes exam, tout est tellement bien expliqué et illustré nan vrm brock you ATE
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43 reviews13 followers
April 28, 2017
I particularly appreciate how this textbook is organized. A very logical progression is followed from beginning to end and includes excellent examples of concepts and references to active and advancing studies in the field.
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