Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology, 8th Edition

by Jeffrey C. Pommerville

Alcamo s Fundamentals of Microbiology, Eighth Edition provides a firm foundation in microbiology with an emphasis on human disease. It is written for students in nursing and allied health programs and is appropriate for non-majors microbiology courses. The Eighth Edition of this classic text, revised by award winning educator Jeffrey Pommerville, retains the late Ed Alcamo s student friendly style. Microbiology is a rapidly advancing and dynamic discipline. Dr. Pommerville presents new content on recent discoveries, such as information on the avian flu and the 2006 Midwest mumps outbreak, in a manner that is directly applicable to students. Dr. Pommerville also integrates new teaching pedagogies, based on his years of teaching experience, to promote problem-based learning andfacilitate mastery of concepts.

952 pages, Hardcover

First published February 27, 2004

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book, you are too much for one semester of study.

[Prakriti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5

[Sindhu Jha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the book with passion and you will lose yourself in its beautifully written flow. It makes the process of learning very simple as you skim through 'Microfocus' areas.

[Valerie Fitzpatrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved every second of it!