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Brock's Biology of Microorganisms 8th Edition
Author(s): Michael T. Madigan (Author)
- Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
- Publication Date: January 1, 1996
- Edition: 8th Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 1036 pages
- ISBN-10: 0135208750
- ISBN-13: 9780135208755
Book Description
Offering in-depth treatment of basic microbiological principles, including molecular biology, medical microbiology, genetics and immunology, this work considers the subject in terms of chemistry, enabling an understanding of the metabolism of micro-organisms.
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From the Publisher
For nearly 30 years and seven editions, Biology of Microorganisms has been the bible for introductory microbiology courses. Always known for its scholarship and outstanding art program the new eighth edition includes enhanced student pedagogy and a new exciting media package.
From the Back Cover
Key Benefit: For nearly 30 years and seven editions, the newly retitled Brock Biology of Microorganisms has been the bible for microbiology with a focus on microbes as organisms in their own right. The book offers balanced, in-depth treatment of basic microbiological principles, including molecular biology, medical microbiology, genetics, immunology, and other topics. Key Topics: Contains an early and solid chemistry chapter (Ch. 2), which readers need to understand the metabolism of microorganisms and its applications in industry, ecology and medicine. Enhancements to the Eighth Edition include new chapters on Regulation of Gene Expression (Ch. 7) and Microbial Control Agents (Ch. 11). Content updates reflect the latest information in biotechnology, metabolic diversity, and, in particular, immunology. Within the microbial disease chapters, the authors have included a more global approach in terms of disease occurence and epidemiology.
