Introductory Microbiology [Paperback]

Presents a basic and accessible introduction to the fascinating world of microbiology.This basic accessible introduction to the world of microbiology is divided into three separate sections. The text progresses accordingly from Microbial Structure and Mode of Life to Handling Microbes and Isolation, Classification and Identification of Microbes. This basic accessible introduction to the world of microbiology is divided into three separate sections. The text progresses accordingly from Microbial Structure and Mode of Life to Handling Microbes and Isolation, Classification and Identification of Microbes. The authors present a basic and accessible introduction to the world of microbiology. In the first section, Microbial Structure and Mode of Life, the structure and functioning of fungi, bacteria, and viruses are discussed (with particular attention paid to the description and discussion of their reproduction and nutrition). The second section, Handling Microbes, introduces the methods used to culture, control, and study these organisms in the laboratory. The final section covers the Isolation, Classification and Identification of Microbes. This book will be suitable as a basic text for undergraduate students of microbiologyGeneral Preface to the Series; Preface; 1. Microbial structure and mode of life; 2. Handling microbes; 3. Isolation, classification and identification of microbes; Further reading; Glossary; Index. The writing is very concise, straightforward and easy to read...deserves its place as a basic, practical and accessible introduction to bacteria, fungi and virus. Canadian Society of Microbiologists Newsletter