With easy to understand format, even confusing and difficult to understand topics made easy with colorful diagrams and illustrations. The new edition from authors has been thoroughly revised with the inclusion of a new section called Medical microbiology. Recommended Downloads:. Now we will provide you a download for this book:.
Download Link. Because the entire text is about microorganisms and there is little or no reference to humans, there are no problems with any cultural aspects. There is nothing in the subject matter that could be construed as being either insensitive or offensive to any students using it. This is a very good General Microbiology text that covers all the bases. It is based on sound scientific facts about the wide range of microorganisms on our planet.
The only thing it lacks is the history of Microbiology and any real mention of the scientists who contributed to our current vast knowledge. Welcome to the wonderful world of microbiology! What is microbiology? But who are the microbes? And how small are they? Generally microbes can be divided in to two categories: the cellular microbes or organisms and the acellular microbes or agents. In the cellular camp we have the bacteria, the archaea, the fungi, and the protists a bit of a grab bag composed of algae, protozoa, slime molds, and water molds.
Cellular microbes can be either unicellular, where one cell is the entire organism, or multicellular, where hundreds, thousands or even billions of cells can make up the entire organism.
In the acellular camp we have the viruses and other infectious agents, such as prions and viroids. Content Accuracy rating: 4 The content that I reviewed was accurate and expected for an intro to micro text. Clarity rating: 4 The writing style is more conversational, which can take a little getting used to, compared to many other textbook stylings that sound more formal and scientific.
Consistency rating: 5 The text flows in the same conversational pattern throughout, giving one voice to the flow of information. Modularity rating: 5 I enjoyed the overall setup of this text; the sections cover the essentials without extra fluff- and the sections are not long and cumbersome. Interface rating: 5 I easily read this as a PDF file and on the website. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 Rare- did not encounter many per chapter at most. Cultural Relevance rating: 4 The text is very straight forward, and I did not see any instances of insensitive examples or statements as it is centralized to the microorganisms.
Content Accuracy rating: 3 Much of the content is accurate through the text, but some of the explanations are simplified to the point of inaccuracy for example, the description of peptidoglycan indicates that L-amino acids are primarily used by cells -- it should be clarified that they are primarily used by cells for protein synthesis, as there are several cellular uses for D-amino acids in bacteria including peptidoglycan, secondary metabolite production, and quorum sensing.
Clarity rating: 4 The text is written for ease of reading; the conversational tone helps with accessibility to the information presented by the authors. Consistency rating: 4 Each chapter has a consistent, conversational tone that should allow students to connect easily with the content.
Modularity rating: 5 This text is easily modular and can be rearranged into various subunits based on the course structure as needed by the instructor. Interface rating: 4 Most of the figures were easily identifiable and clear. Grammatical Errors rating: 4 Overall the grammar is consistent and there are limited errors that stand to be corrected.
Cultural Relevance rating: 4 The focus of this text is primarily on the microbes themselves and how they grow. Comments Overall this is an easy-to-read, basic microbiology textbook for students. Content Accuracy rating: 5 Content is accurate. Clarity rating: 4 Very concise and clear. Consistency rating: 5 Great format. Modularity rating: 4 Chapters are nicely parsed, with the exception of Chapter Interface rating: 5 No problem as viewed on Google Chrome. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 No errors found.
Writing style is clear. Cultural Relevance rating: 3 This is a weakness of the text. Instructors using this text would find it easy to supplement more recent material as necessary Clarity rating: 4 This text is written in a conversational type of prose which normally might not lend itself to scientific technical jargon, but that is not of concern here because topics are described concisely.
Consistency rating: 5 This 1st Edition of this text is very consistent as to its framework and level of terminology used. Modularity rating: 4 This text exhibits its modularity in the chapters themselves, rather than in parts or sections, because the chapters are so concise. Interface rating: 5 There are no apparent issues with the interface between sections of this text. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 There did not appear to be any issues with either grammar or spelling in any of the chapters.
Cultural Relevance rating: 5 Because the entire text is about microorganisms and there is little or no reference to humans, there are no problems with any cultural aspects. Comments This is a very good General Microbiology text that covers all the bases. Table of Contents 1. Funke, Christine L. Pages: Edition: 13th. Publication: Pearson. About the Authors: The thirteenth edition has retained the features that havemade this book so popular:.
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Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. We hope that you people find our blog beneficial! It is very good book to study a a day before your exam. It can also cover your viva questions and will help you to score very high. There is a huge link between many diseases and different microorganisms , so studying everything concerned with bacteria, viruses, and fungi is important to know how to deal with and treatment plans.
Medical microbiology is one of the basic branches of the medical study journey; it is studied in the early years of medical and pharmacy school to be built on clinical medicine.
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