Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology - Hardcover

Pommerville, Jeffrey C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763737623 ISBN 13: 9780763737627

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology, Eighth Edition provides a firm foundation in microbiology with an emphasis on human disease. It is written for students in nursing and allied health programs and is appropriate for non-majors microbiology courses. The Eighth Edition of this classic text, revised by award winning educator Jeffrey Pommerville, retains the late Ed Alcamo's student friendly style. Microbiology is a rapidly advancing and dynamic discipline. Dr. Pommerville presents new content on recent discoveries, such as information on the avian flu and the 2006 Midwest mumps outbreak, in a manner that is directly applicable to students. Dr. Pommerville also integrates new teaching pedagogies, based on his years of teaching experience, to promote problem-based learningand facilitate mastery of concepts.

About this title

Synopsis:

Rapid advances in the field and global anxieties over emerging diseases and bioterrorism justify this second revision by Pommerville (biology, microbiology, Glendale Community College, Arizona) of this classic introductory textbook since Alcamo's death in 2002. In emphasizing the biology of human disease, this text suitable for allied health and pr

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0763737623
• ISBN 13: 9780763737627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 952