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Book SynopsisPlease note this version is for student and bookstore purchases; instructors should order 9780815345145 for examination and desk copy requests. As with the first edition, this new edition of Living in a Microbial World is written for students taking a general microbiology course, or a microbiology-based course for non-science majors. The conversational style and use of practical, everyday examples make the essential concepts of microbiology accessible to a wide audience. While using this approach, the text maintains scientific rigor with clear explanations spanning the breadth of microbiology, including health, evolution, ecology, food production, biotechnology, and industrial processes. Each chapter contains a series of case studies based on microbiology in the news, in history, and in literature. There are questions at the end of each case study and the end of each chapter, as well as an online quiz with help on answering the questions. The text, questions, and cases have been up
Table of Contents1. Living in a Microbial World
2. The Chemistry of Life
3. The Cell: Where Life Begins
4. A Field Guide to the Microorganisms
5. Life’s Grey Zone: Viruses and Prions
6. The Microbiology of History and the History of Microbiology
7. Microbial Genetics
8. Metabolism and Growth
9. Microbial Evolution: The Origin and Diversity of Life
10. A Microbiologist’s Guide to Ecology
11. The Nature of the Disease: A Pathogen’s Perspective
12. The Nature of Disease (part 2): Host Defense
13. Control of Microbial Growth
14. Epidemiology: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
15. The Future Is Here: Microorganisms and Biotechnology
16. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Microorganisms and Food
17. Better Living with Microorganisms: Industrial and Applied Microbiology
