Product Description

Small creatures of great importance.

Microbiology, the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans, is a key part of medical training curriculum. Written by a top professor of microbiology and an experienced science writer, this book is a basic microbiology course that can be understood by anyone, including medical students, professionals wanting to bone up on the subject, and laypersons wanting to know about the topic.
• Includes coverage on microbes and their relationship with each other, the body’s immune system, infectious diseases, biotechnology, and bioterrorism

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89243 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781592574988
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Jeffrey J. Byrd, Ph.D., teaches undergraduate courses in microbiology, virology, genetics, and the biology of disease at St. Mary's College of Maryland, the honors college of the state of Maryland. He is a full professor and about to become chair of the department of biology. Dr. Byrd does research on bacterial genetics, bacterial disease, and antimicrobial products.

Customer Reviews

Covers only 3 chapters of college Micro text books
Get Microbiology Demystified instead. This Idiot's guide only covered the first 3 chapters of my micro text book. Where as the Demystified book covered all chapters of my college text book.

I'm out $16 for this book
Thought this would be a good supplement to my sophomore level Microbiology text, but so far, I have not used it at all. When I've needed a simpler explanation (an overview) of a particular subject, I've looked in the table of contents of the book and not found what I'm looking for. I've received much more use out of the "Essentials" book (~$7) that I bought at the same time.

The author of C.I.G. to Microbiology seems to have been more interested in being "cutesy" with the content rather than focusing on necessary information. I would not recommend this to anyone.

Ok book. But didn't really help me.
The book itself is good. High quality and written pretty well. Just like all the other books in the Idoiots series. But it didn't really help me. Didn't go along with what my instructor taught. So I didn't really use it.