Our New Look . . . Design The interior of Microbiology, sixth edition, has been completely redesigned.
Students today are very sensitive to visual presentations and our new design
presents information within the framework of a bright, clean, modern-looking
environment. We believe this appealing new look will help students move into
the content and focus on the important topics. New icons call attention to
the numbered main heads, and colorful headings help the students recognize
shifts in focus. All of the boxed essays have been organized around five main
themes and identified by category (Historical Highlights, Techniques & Applications,
Disease, Microbial Diversity & Ecology, and Microbial Tidbits). And . . . Illustrations Tied in to this bright new look is our continuing improvement of our art program.
New illustrations have been added to most chapters, and many older figures
have been revised to improve their usefulness. Particular attention has been
paid to consistency in the use of color. We have also tried to employ colors
in such a way that the figures are easier to understand. Not Just a New Look . . . New Content Due to the fast pace of discoveries in the life sciences, substantial changes
and updates have been made to keep the adopters of the sixth edition at the
cutting edge of information. A summary of important new material by parts includes: Parts One-Six (chapters 1-18) introduce the foundations of microbiology: the
development of the field, the structure of microorganisms, microbial growth
and control, metabolism, molecular biology and genetics, DNA technology and
genomics, and the nature of viruses. New and Significantly Updated Topics
Chapter 3 - Protein secretion in procaryotes; fimbriae and bacterial movement
Chapter 6 - Thermophile survival in high-temperature environments and the effect
of salt on microbial growth
Chapter 11 - Antiparallel nature of DNA
Chapter 12 - Atomic structures of RNA polymerase and ribosomes; regulation
by sRNA
Chapter 15 - Thoroughly updated information on completed genomes
Chapter 18 - Construction of the poliovirus from its genome sequence; mechanism
of prion action; virus entry into host cells
Part Seven, The Diversity of the Microbial World (chapters 19 - 27)
contains a survey of the procaryotes that closely follows the general organization
of
the second edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Although
principal attention is devoted to bacteria, the fungi, algae, and protozoa
receive more than usual coverage. New and Significantly Updated Topics
Chapter 19 - Use of signature sequences in phylogenetic analysis; updated
discussion of the classification system in the second edition of Bergey's
Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
Chapter 20 - Methane-consuming archaea and protein secretion in the archaea Part Eight, Ecology and Symbiosis (chapters 28 - 30) focuses on the
relationships of microorganisms to other organisms and the environment (microbial
ecology).
Aquatic and terrestrial microbiology are introduced here. New and Significantly Updated Topics
Chapter 28 - Methods
of microbial ecology; discussion of lichens as controlled parasitic relationships;
genomic reduction resulting from endosymbiosis;
coevolution
of gut microorganisms; inclusion of latest information on the hyperthermophile, Geogemma
barossii
Chapter 29 - Addition of Cryptosporidium to U.S. drinking water standards;
removal of nitrogen and phosphorus by on-site water treatment processes; Canadian
geese as a reservoir for Giardia and Cryptosporidium
Chapter 30 - Occurrence of polyprosthecate bacteria such as Verrucomicrobium; the
role of the oxidative burst in plant-microbe interactions; mycorrhizal interactions
with achlorophyllous plants Parts Nine and Ten, Nonspecific (Innate) Resistance and the Immune Response;
Microbial Diseases and Their Control (chapters 31 - 33 in Part Nine and 34
- 40 in Part Ten) are concerned with pathogenicity, resistance, and disease.
The
disease survey is organized taxonomically on the chapter level; within each
chapter diseases are covered according to mode of transmission. This provides
flexibility and allows the student to easily locate information on a disease
of interest. New and Significantly Updated Topics
Chapter 31 - Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides; pattern-recognition receptors
on macrophages, and Toll-like receptors in nonphagocytic host defense
Chapter 33 - Vaccine table includes the latest recommendations approved for
use in the United States including five new vaccines
Chapter 34 - Use of actin-based motility by bacterial pathogens to spread
within the host
Chapter 35 - The Etest for antibiotic sensitivity; expansion of information
on drug inactivation by chemical modification; discussion of antibiotic resistance
genes on genetic elements other than plasmids
Chapter 37 - New essays on the first recorded incidence of biological warfare
and the SARS epidemic
Chapter 38 - New or expanded discussion of smallpox, West Nile virus, and
hepatitis G virus
Chapter 39 - Weaponization of anthrax and expanded information on anthrax Part Eleven, Food and Industrial Microbiology (chapters 41 - 42) concludes
the text with an introduction to these fields. New and Significantly Updated Topics
Chapter 41 - Norwalk-like
viruses in food and water; malo-lactic fermentation in wine production; use
of probiotic Lactobacillus in feed to reduce
the occurrence of E. coli in beef cattle
Chapter 42 - Discussion
of newest approaches for recovery from nature
of previously "unculturable" microorganisms | 
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