Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy

By Robert W. Bauman and Bauman Robert W.

Book Overview

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For courses in introductory microbiology.

Explore the invisible world of microbiology and why it matters to human life

Known for its unique art program and conversational writing style, Robert Bauman's Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy consistently emphasizes why microbiology matters, especially in health care. The taxonomic organization of the disease chapters (Chapters 19--27) presents microbial diseases by type of pathogenic microbe, helping students recognize shared characteristics among categories of microbes.

The 6th Edition presents a revitalized and strengthened pedagogical framework based on how students learn best. Checkpoints appear throughout the text and direct students to interactive versions of text features in Mastering Microbiology. The interactive features provide just-in-time remediation that helps fill skill gaps and gives students immediate feedback on their progress with the material. New interactive concept maps provide opportunities for students to construct their knowledge and can be assigned in Mastering Microbiology. To emphasize how our understanding of microbiology is constantly expanding, the new edition integrates cutting-edge microbiology research that is critical for today's students. New Research on Microbial metabolism is introduced in Chapter 5 as well as recent findings on recombinant DNA technology and CRISPR technique are found in Chapter 8.

Also available with Mastering Microbiology

By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Mastering Microbiology provides tutorials, animations and career relevant applications that enable students to see the invisible world of microbiology, to master key microbiology concepts, and to apply those concepts to human life.

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• Format: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135174708
• ISBN13: 9780135174708
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Length: 936 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.1" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

well worth my money

The product arrived on time and was in great condition. I will definately consider buying from this seller again!! Thank you

Excelente compendio

Posee muy buenas figuras, altamente explicativo y la seccion de enfermedades por taxonomia es muy buena, especialmente a la hora de realizar clases en esta area.

Shipment on a book

THe book was in really good condition and besides that it was shipped really fast. Shipped a lot faster than expected. Would definitly purchase from same seller again.

Good Reading for a Textbook

While I wouldn't exactly choose this book for causal reading, it is quite good as far as textbooks go. In my course, my instructor chose to cover a chapter of material a day, so we finished all but a handful of chapters before the class ended. The introductory chapters were not as useful (typical for biology textbooks). I found that I either didn't care about the material in the beginning chapters (like the history of microbiology and microscopy) or already knew the information (the chapters on metabolism and cell structure). In general though, the book is organized well. It has a focus towards medical microbiology, and thus teaches the background biology in the opening chapters, then covers the body's immune system (these are the most complex chapters in the book), and then surveys all the classes of organisms. The concepts are well explained and illustrated with charts and diagrams aplenty. I never had any trouble understanding things after reading and maybe rereading the material once. If anything, the flaw in the writing is to include too much detail - making outlines or skimming is nearly impossible, since every sentence contains a possibly-important fact. There simply are no filler paragraphs in the book (outside of chapter introductions). Just get a feel for what your instructor is likely to test on. The end-of-chapter reviews are pretty decent. The multiple-choice questions test on pretty specific facts, but all the answers are listed in the back. I enjoyed the book about as much as anyone can enjoy a textbook, and definitely felt like I knew microbiology well after finishing it.

great text

This text is very helpful with its readable language and diagrams. It provides a sufficient review of basic biology and is written so that one could technically skip chapters and still understand the topics. The text's website and CD provide excellent review tests, flashcards, and animations. However in some sections and chapters, the author has not organized the flow very well, especially the immunity chapters, and the text goes a little too deep for a 1-term college microbiology class. Its strengths outweigh the negatives enough to give it 5 stars.