Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Global Edition

Provide your students with a solid understanding of the major concepts in microbiology.

Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Global Edition, 16^th Edition is the latest version of this leading textbook in the field.

By expanding on art programs and powerful resources, this edition ensures that your students experience microbiology as a visual science.

Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Global Edition, 16^th Edition is the latest version of the most authoritative textbook in the field, offering powerful, accurate, yet accessible content surrounding the basic concepts of microbiology.

The text guides you through the six major themes of microbiology Evolution, Cell Structure and Function, Metabolic Pathways, Information Flow and Genetics, Microbial Systems, and the Impact of Microorganisms as outlined by the American Society for Microbiology Conference on Undergraduate Education (ASMCUE).

Following a modern robust approach, the book supports your knowledge of the genomics and other omics" maze - concepts that are fundamental to the field and have transformed and revolutionised microbiology. Furthermore, it provides concrete examples of how powerful tools have allowed microbiologists to probe deeper and further into the microbial world than ever before.

1. The Microbial World
2. Microbial Cell Structure and Function
3. Microbial Metabolism
4. Microbial Growth and Its Control
5. Viruses and Their Multiplication

1. Microbial Information Flow and Protein Processing
2. Microbial Regulatory Systems
3. Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth
4. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

1. Microbial Genomics and Other Omics
2. Viral Genomics and Diversity
3. Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
4. Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics

1. Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms
2. Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
3. Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
4. Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaea
5. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

1. Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems
2. Microbial Ecosystems
3. Nutrient Cycles
4. Microbiology of the Built Environment
5. Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals

1. Microbial Symbioses with Humans
2. Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
3. Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses
4. Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses
5. Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy

1. Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
2. Epidemiology and Public Health
3. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
4. Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
5. Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
6. Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths