Dental Bookshop - Burton's Microbiology for the Health Sciences by Paul G Engelkirk, Gwendolyn RW Burton

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Publisher:		Wilkins
Edition:		8th
Date:		November 1, 2006
Binding:		Paperback
Pages:		418

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This premier textbook gives students--with or without a background in the sciences--the foundation in microbiology they need to perform their duties as health care professionals. In an engaging style, the text covers all the core concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society of Microbiology. This edition has a new full-color art program and provides up-to-date coverage of microbe-associated medical problems, including "bird flu," SARS, West Nile virus, "mad cow disease," anthrax, and smallpox. A bound-in CD-ROM includes case studies, self-assessment exercises, terminology lists, plus "Insight" and "Microbiology--Hollywood Style" sections that provide clinical insights and fun facts. "Doody's Core Titles™ 2009."

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Excellent book, February 16, 2010

The text in this book is fantastic, very clear and concise - easy for a student (like me) to read on their own and get a very clear understanding of. The book covers everything from the discovery of microorganisms to viruses, bacteria, protazoa, prions and the chemistry in cellular metabolism. Chapter listing: Microbiology - The Science Microscopy Cell Structure and Taxonomy Diversity of Microorganisms Part 1 Diversity of Microorganisms Part 2 Biochemistry Microbial Physiology and Genetics Controlling Microbial Growth in Vitro Using Antimicrobial Agents to Control Microbial Groth in Vivo Microbial Ecology Epidemiology and Public Health Healthcare Epidemiology: Nosocomial Infections and Infection Control Diagnosing Infectious Diseases Pathogens of Infectious Diseases Nonspecific Host Defense Mechanisms Specific Host Defense Mechanisms: An Introduction to Immunology Major Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Diseases of Humans Major Parasitic Diseases of Humans: An Introduction to Medical Parasitology So you can see, this book covers a variety of topics - and is a fantastic introduction to the field of microbiology. The negatives of using this book - if you are a visual learner the diagrams are sub-par at best. Now I'm not talking about the tables, the tables are fantastic. The diagrams are minimal, and not very helpful. I am lucky in that my Micro professor has overheads of the diagrams from a different book that he uses.
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Microbio, August 10, 2009

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Burton's Microbiology, June 8, 2008

This well written text book is helpful in grasping the various basic concepts of microbiology.
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Interesting text on microbiology, fun to learn., December 11, 2004

I utilized this text for my microbiology class in undergrad. It lists the major parasites, molds and bacteria. Parasites were the most interesting because it shows you what foods are associated with what parasite. Pretty gross stuff but was not boring at all. I also used: Microbiology Study Guide: Key Review Question and Answers, isbn 0971999635, to help me with test preparation. The questions were quite similar to what I found on my college microbiology tests. Both books helped me to achieve very good scores on my tests.
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