I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
1. Microorganisms and Microbiology
2. Microbial Cell Structure and Function
3. Nutrition, Culture, and Metabolism
4. Molecular Microbiology
5. Microbial Growth and Growth Control
II. GENOMICS, GENETICS, AND VIROLOGY
6. Microbial Genomics
7. Metabolic Regulation
8. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea
9. Viruses and Virology
10. Genomics and Phylogeny of Viruses
11. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
III. METABOLIC AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
12. Metabolic Diversity of Bacteria and Archaea
13. Microbial Evolution and Systematics
14. Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
15. Functional and Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
16. Diversity of Archaea
17. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya
IV. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
18. Tools of the Microbial Ecologist
19. Microbial Ecosystems
20. Nutrient Cycles in Nature
21. Microbiology of the Built Environment
22. Microbial Symbioses
V. PATHOGENICITY AND IMMUNOLOGY
23. Microbial Interactions with Humans
24. Principles of Immunology and Host Defense
25. Immune Mechanisms
26. Molecular Immunology
27. Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
VI. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR TRANSMISSION
28. Epidemiology
29. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
30. Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
31. Common Source Diseases: Food and Water
32. Fungal and Parasitic Disease
Focus on today’s learners
- NEW! Streamlined organization better suits how instructors structure their courses, organizing course topics by 6 units consisting of 32 chapters. The Fourteenth Edition effectively and efficiently introduces students to the foundation and science of microbiology in a modern, appropriate organization.
- NEW! Molecular microbiology and genomics are introduced early in the text and discussed throughout multiple chapters for a more integrated, comprehensive introduction to the field.
- NEW! MicrobiologyNow chapter openers focus on current research problems and discoveries contextualizing chapter content and adding interest with content
- REVISED! A renamed “Explore the Microbial World” box feature (formerly “Microbial Sidebar”) places greater emphasis on engaging research and discoveries from multiple microbiology disciplines.
- NEW! Updates have been made to all chapters, tables, boxes, and statistics with the latest data available.
- The Big Ideas at the end of each chapter review the core principles in the chapter by summarizing each section in 2–3 sentences.
- MiniQuizzes concluding each section contain 3–4 questions that give students an opportunity to stop and think about the core principles of each section.
- Extensive and accurate coverage of microbiology make this text a trusted name and valuable reference.
- Well organized and easy to understand writing style. Each author brings superb teaching and research knowledge to the book, with care to cover each topic and discipline appropriately and accurately. Dr. Madigan, as the general editor, provides a consistent voice and writing style to guide students throughout the course providing the best of both worlds: extensive coverage of all of the topics in microbiology as well as a consistent pedagogy and approach.
Teach tough topics with superior art
- UPDATED! A heavily revised art program provides the consistency and context students need to understand this visual science. Updates include new illustrations and photos, as well as significant art style updates including:
- Step/process art
- DNA, RNA, and mRNA pipe style
- Cell membranes
- Cell style
- Phylogenetic trees
- Keys
- Glassware
- NEW! Interior text design with a bold color palette, color screens, rules, more distinct heads, and new table design.
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Key Benefit: The authoritative #1 textbook for introductory majors microbiology, Brock Biology of Microorganisms continues to set the standard for impeccable scholarship, accuracy, and outstanding illustrations and photos. This book for biology, microbiology, and other science majors balances cutting edge research with the concepts essential for understanding the field of microbiology, including strong coverage of ecology, evolution, and metabolism.
The Fourteenth Edition seamlessly integrates the most current science, paying particular attention to molecular biology and how the genomic revolution has changed and is changing the field. This edition offers a streamlined, modern organization with a consistent level of detail and updated, visually compelling art program. Brock Biology of Microorganisms includes MasteringMicrobiology®, an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to improve results by helping you quickly master concepts both in and outside the classroom.
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Focus on today’s learners
- NEW! Activities in MasteringMicrobiology help students connect microbiological theory to real-world research problems and disease diagnosis and treatment, allowing them to put knowledge into practice.
- NEW! Streamlined organization better suits how instructors structure their courses, organizing course topics by 6 units consisting of 32 chapters. The Fourteenth Edition effectively and efficiently introduces students to the foundation and science of microbiology in a modern, appropriate organization.
- NEW! Molecular microbiology and genomics are introduced early in the text and discussed throughout multiple chapters for a more integrated, comprehensive introduction to the field.
- NEW! MicrobiologyNow chapter openers focus on current research problems and discoveries contextualizing chapter content and adding interest with content
- REVISED! A renamed “Explore the Microbial World” box feature (formerly “Microbial Sidebar”) places greater emphasis on engaging research and discoveries from multiple microbiology disciplines.
- NEW! Updates have been made to all chapters, tables, boxes, and statistics with the latest data available.
Teach tough topics with superior art
- UPDATED! A heavily revised art program provides the consistency and context students need to understand this visual science. Updates include new illustrations and photos, as well as significant art style updates including:
- Step/process art
- DNA, RNA, and mRNA pipe style
- Cell membranes
- Cell style
- Phylogenetic trees
- Keys
- Glassware
- NEW! Interior text design with a bold color palette, color screens, rules, more distinct heads, and new table design.
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The authoritative #1 textbook for introductory majors microbiology, Brock Biology of Microorganisms continues to set the standard for impeccable schol
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Michael T. Madigan received his B.S. in Biology and Education from Wisconsin State University–Stevens Point (1971) and his M.S. (1974) and Ph.D. (1976) in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His graduate research was on the hot spring bacterium Chloroflexus in the laboratory of Thomas Brock. Following a three-year postdoctoral at Indiana University, Mike moved to Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, where he taught introductory microbiology and bacterial diversity as a professor of microbiology for 33 years. In 1988 Mike was selected as the Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science and in 1993, the Outstanding Researcher. In 2001 he received the SIUC Outstanding Scholar Award. In 2003 he received the Carski Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching from the American Society for Microbiology, and he is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Mike’s research is focused on bacteria that inhabit extreme environments, and for the past 15 years he has studied Antarctic microbiology. In addition to research papers, he has edited a major treatise on phototrophic bacteria and served for 10 years as chief editor of the journal Archives of Microbiology. He currently serves on the editorial board of the journals Environmental Microbiology and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Mike’s nonscientific interests include forestry, reading, and caring for his dogs and horses. He lives on a quiet lake with his wife, Nancy, four shelter dogs (Gaino, Pepto, Peanut, and Merry), and three horses (Eddie, Gwen, and Festus).John M. Martinko received his B.S. in Biology from The Cleveland State University. He then worked at Case Western Reserve University, conducting research on the serology and epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes. His doctoral work at the State University of New York at Buffalo investigated antibody specificity and antibody idiotypes. As a postdoctoral fellow, he worked at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York on the structure of major histocompatibility complex proteins. Since 1981, he has been in the Department of Microbiology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he was Associate Professor and Chair, and Director of the Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry Graduate Program. His research interests centered on the structure- function relationships of immune system proteins, including immunoglobulins, T cell receptors, and major histocompatibility proteins. His teaching interests include an advanced course in immunology as well as immunology and inflammation instruction to medical students. For his educational efforts, he won the 2007 Southern Illinois University Outstanding Teaching Award. He has been active in a number of educational outreach programs for pre-university students and teachers. He has also been a faculty member at Bard College in their innovative Citizen Science program, an interactive laboratory, computer and problem-based-learning science curriculum that introduces freshmen students to critical thinking through the discovery and application of scientific principles. He was the Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at SIUC and continues to act as a consultant in the area of animal care. He is also an avid golfer and cyclist. John lives in Carbondale with his wife Judy, a high school science teacher.
Kelly S. Bender received her B.S. in Biology from Southeast Missouri State University (1999) and her Ph.D. (2003) in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry from Southern Illinois University–Carbondale. Her dissertation work focused on the genetics of perchlorate-reducing bacteria. During her post-doctoral fellowship, Kelly worked on the genetic regulation of sulfate-reducing bacteria in the laboratory of Judy Wall at the University of Missouri–Columbia. She also completed a transatlantic biotechnology fellowship at Uppsala Unive