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Perfect for the non-major/allied health student (and also appropriate for mixed majors courses), this text provides a rock solid foundation in microbiology. It has a concise and readable style, covers the most current concepts, and gives students the knowledge and mastery necessary to understand advances of the future. By carefully and clearly explaining the fundamental concepts, using a body systems approach in the coverage of disease, and offering vivid and appealing instructional art,
Microbiology: A Human Perspective draws students back to their book again and again!
List of contents
1: Humans and the Microbial World
2: The Molecules of Life
3: Cells and Methods to Observe Them
4: Dynamics of Microbial Growth
5: Control of Microbial Growth
6: Microbial Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth
7: The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein
8: Bacterial Genetics
9: Biotechnology
10: Identifying and Classifying Microorganisms
11: The Diversity of Bacteria and Archaea
12: The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World
13: Viruses, Viroids and Prions
14: The Innate Immune Response
15: The Adaptive Immune Response
16: Host-Microbe Interactions
17: Applications of Immune Responses
18: Immunological Disorders
19: Epidemiology
20: Antimicrobial Medications
21: Respiratory System Infections
22: Skin Infections
23: Wound Infections
24: Digestive System Infections
25: Blood and Lymphatic Infections
26: Nervous System Infections
27: Genitourinary Tract Infections
28: Microbial Ecology
29: Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats
30: Food Microbiology
About the author
Denise Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, where she teaches a variety of courses including general microbiology, medical bacteriology laboratory, and medical mycology/parasitology laboratory. Equipped with a diverse educational background, including undergraduate work in nutrition and graduate work in food science and in microbiology, she first discovered a passion for teaching when she taught microbiology laboratory courses as part of her graduate training. Her enthusiastic teaching style, fueled by regular doses of Seattle's famous coffee, receives high reviews by her students. Outside of academic life, Denise relaxes in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, where she lives with her husband, Richard Moore, and dog, Dudley (neither of whom are well trained). When not planning lectures, grading papers, or writing textbook chapters, she can usually be found chatting with the neighbors, fighting the weeds in her garden, or enjoying a fermented beverage at the local pub.
