Michele S. Swanson, Gemma Reguera, Moselio Schaechter, Frederick C. Neidhardt

Microbe (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Brings the excitement, breadth, and power of the modern microbial sciences to the next generation of students and scientists. This new edition of Microbe is an eloquent and highly readable introduction to microbiology that will engage and excite science majors and pre-health professionals. The authors, all prominent scientists, have carefully crafted this lively narrative to bring key microbiology concepts to life and promote a lifelong passion for the microbial sciences. Far more than a comprehensive reference book, Microbe is replete with case studies, ranging from sauerkraut fermentation to the cholera outbreak in Haiti, that illustrate the impact of key microbiology concepts on real-world scenarios. To further engage students and deepen their understanding of both the principles and practice of science, each chapter includes multiple active learning exercises that encourage students to demonstrate their understanding and application of concepts, as well as video, spoken, and written resources. Questions are posed throughout the book to introduce the next key concept and to prompt students to actively participate in the learning experience. An equally valuable tool for instructors who teach a traditional lecture format and those who emphasize active learning in their classroom, Microbe integrates key concepts, learning outcomes, and fundamental statements directly from the ASM Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Microbiology Education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 846
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781683673224
• Artikelnr.: 59229673

Autorenporträt

MICHELE S. SWANSON, PHD, is a professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her research group investigates how metabolic cues govern Legionella pneumophila's resilience in the environment and virulence in phagocytes. ELIZABETH A. JOYCE, PHD, is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California at San Francisco where her primary role is teaching microbiology and immunology in the schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. RACHEL E.A. HORAK, MA, PHD, is a senior specialist in the Education Department at the American Society for Microbiology, where she facilitates a large, international faculty learning community of microbiology educators with the goal of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion for all undergraduate students.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

About the Authors xiii

Part I Fundamentals of Microbial Life 1

1 A Microbial Planet 2

2 Microbial Cell Exterior: Envelopes and Appendages 22

3 Microbial Cell Interior 52

4 Microbial Cell Growth and Division 72

5 Microbial Metabolism 96

6 Bioenergetics of Fueling 114

7 Synthesis of Building Blocks 144

8 Building Macromolecules 180

9 Building the Cell Envelope 212

10 Inheritance and Information Flow 234

11 Coordination of Cell Processes 268

12 Succeeding in the Environment 292

13 Differentiation and Development in Bacteria 324

Part II Microbial Diversity 347

14 Bacteria and Archaea 348

15 The Fungi 376

16 Protists 392

17 The Viruses 414

18 Viral Latency 450

Part III Microbial Ecology 471

19 Microbial Communities 472

20 Cycles of Elements 504

21 Microbial Interactions 536

22 The Human Gut Microbiome 570

Part IV Microbial Pathogenesis 585

23 Infection: The Vertebrate Host 586

24 Opportunistic Infections by Microbiota: MRSA 610

25 Intracellular Pathogens: Listeria and Mycobacterium 626

26 Toxins and Epidemic Cholera: Phage Giveth, and Phage Taketh Away 646

27 Zoonoses: How Plague Emerged from a Foodborne Illness 662

Coda 675

Glossary 677

Index 70