Written with the non-major/allied health student in mind, the authors use common, everyday analogies to explain
the many difficult microbiology concepts. Unlike any other allied health microbiology textbook on the market, the
art program showcases beautiful illustrations with the use of bold, primary colors. A taxonomic approach is used
for the study of pathogens.
New to This Edition
Greater accuracy than ever before! The Fourth Edition has been extensively reviewed by numerous expert reviewers.
A more modern treatment of basic chemistry in Chapter 2. There are clearer descriptions of the Major Elements
of Life and better explanations of bonds and the chemical basis of the genetic code. New illustrations improve
student understanding of the "Atoms to Cells" focus of this chapter.
Over 1/3 of the art has been either carefully revised or is brand new, giving greater clarity than ever before.
The text has always had superb correlation between textual material, artwork, and photos due to Kathleen Talaro's
expertise as a scientific illustrator and photographer.
A completely new testbank has been written by coauthor Art Talaro. With approximately 100 questions per chapter,
there is a greater variety and more challenging questions available.
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Four new boxed essays have been added to the Fourth Edition:
--Historical Highlights give students glimpses of microbiology history.
--Microbits offer students interesting microbiology facts.
--Spotlight on Microbiology boxes contain up-to-date news from the microbiology world.
--Medical Microbiology boxes showcase clinical and health-related applications.
Features
Available with a loaded McGraw-Hill multimedia package: Microbes in Motion III, HyperClinic II, Electronic
e-Text, and an Online Learning Center.
Excellent learning aids such as bulleted Chapter Overview sections, updated Chapter Capsules, footnoted word
origins, and pronunciation guides help students better comprehend difficult material.
Talaro's text takes a taxonomic (organism) approach to the disease coverage(Ch. 18-25). Students are introduced
to each pathogen by a description of the class it belongs to, the diseases (and characteristic symptoms) it causes,
and the diagnosis and treatment of those diseases.
Unique "mini chapter" -Introduction to Medical Microbiology. Located between Chapters 17 and 18,
this "mini-chapter" is an introduction to the clinical material in the text. It gives an overview of
lab techniques, safety procedures, and other items of interest to a clinical microbiology student.
A Basic Principles version (Chapters 1-17 of this text) is also available.
