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Need help with Microbiology? Want a quick review or refresher for class? This is the book for you!
REAs Microbiology Super Review gives you everything you need to know! This Super Review can be used as a supplement to your high school or college textbook, or as a handy guide for anyone who needs a fast review of the subject. • Comprehensive, yet concise coverage - review covers the material that students must know about microbiology. Each topic is presented in a clear and easy-to-understand format that makes learning easier. • Questions and answers for each topic - let you practice what youve learned and increase your subject knowledge • End-of-chapter quizzes - gauge your understanding of the important information you need to know, so youll be ready for any homework assignment, quiz, or test. Whether you need a quick refresher on the subject, or are prepping for your next exam, we think youll agree that REAs Super Review provides all you need to know!
Synopsis
MICROBIOLOGY SUPER REVIEWNeed help with microbiology? Want a quick review or refresher for class? This is the book for you! CONCISE SUBJECT REVIEW
Covers the material students typically learn in an introductory microbiology course. Clear, easy-to-understand format makes learning easier. PACKED WITH PRACTICE
Topic-level questions with detailed explanations let you practice what youve learned and increase your subject knowledge. TEST WHAT YOUVE LEARNED
End-of-chapter quizzes reinforce key concepts, so youll be ready for any microbiology problem you encounter on your next quiz or test.
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Get all you need to know with Super Reviews! Each Super Review is packed with in-depth, student-friendly topic reviews that fully explain everything about the subject. The Microbiology Super Review examines the history and scope of microbiology, equipment, techniques, diversity of microorganisms, microbial metabolism, transport of molecules, bacterial growth, control of microbial growth, microbial genetics, microbes in disease, microbes in the environment, and more! Take the Super Review quizzes to see how much you've learned - and where you need more study. Makes an excellent study aid and textbook companion. Great for self-study!
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- From cover to cover, each in-depth topic review is easy-to-follow and easy-to-grasp - Perfect when preparing for homework, quizzes, and exams!
- Review questions after each topic that highlight and reinforce key areas and concepts
- Student-friendly language for easy reading and comprehension
- Includes quizzes that test your understanding of the subject
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Super Review Study Guides - All You Need to Know! REAs Super Review of Microbiology is an excellent study guide and textbook companion for students at all learning levels who are studying Microbiology.
The Super Review of Microbiology offers you: - Concise, yet comprehensive coverage of Microbiology
- Student-friendly language to make learning easier
- Easy-to-grasp, logically ordered Microbiology reviews that prepare you for homework, quizzes, midterms, and finals
- Microbiology review questions in Q & A format following each topic or chapter
- Easy-to-follow detailed answer explanations to each review question
- Microbiology quizzes to test your knowledge of the material and guide you toward areas that need further study
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 History and Scope of Microbiology
1.1 Early History
1.2 The Golden Age of Microbiology
1.3 Later Discoveries and the Beginnings of Virology
1.4 Scope of Microbiology
Chapter 2 Equipment and Techniques
2.1 Units of Measurement
2.2 Microscopes
2.3 Preparation of Specimens for Light Microscopy
2.4 Staining
2.5 Culturing Microorganisms
Quiz: Equipment and Techniques
Chapter 3 Survey of Microorganisms
3.1 Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
3.2 Bacteria
3.3 The Eukaryotic Cell
3.4 Viruses
Quiz: Survey of Microorganisms
Chapter 4 Microbial Metabolism
4.1 General Terms
4.2 Enzymes
4.3 Oxidation and Reduction
4.4 Phosphorylation
4.5 Carbohydrate Catabolism
4.6 Lipid and Protein Catabolism
4.7 Photosynthesis
4.8 Other Anabolic Pathways
4.9 Nutritional Modes
Chapter 5 Transport of Molecules
5.1 Transport
5.2 Simple Diffusion
5.3 Osmosis
5.4 Facilitated Diffusion
5.5 Active Transport
5.6 Group Translocation
5.7 Endocytosis and Exocytosis
Quiz: Microbial Metabolism and Transport of Molecules
Chapter 6 Bacterial Growth
6.1 Growth of Bacterial Populations
6.2 Ways to Measure Growth of Bacterial Populations
6.3 Physical and Chemical Requirements for Growth
Quiz: Bacterial Growth
Chapter 7 Control of Microbial Growth—Disinfection and Antisepsis
7.1 General Terms
7.2 Factors Influencing Disinfectant Activity
7.3 Physical Methods
7.4 Chemical Disinfection and Sterilization
7.5 Evaluating a Disinfectant
7.6 Microbial Death
Chapter 8 Control of Microbial Growth— Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
8.1 General Terms
8.2 Types of Agents
8.3 Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobial Drugs
8.4 Evaluating an Antimicrobial Drug
8.5 Side Effects
8.6 Drug Resistance
8.7 Some Common Antibacterial Drugs
Quiz: Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 9 Microbial Genetics
9.1 Genetics
9.2 Chromosomes
9.3 Replication
9.4 Transcription—Synthesis of RNA
9.5 Translation
9.6 Mutation
9.7 Gene Transfer
9.8 Recombination
9.9 Transposons
9.10 Recombinant DNA Technology
9.11 Diversity and Evolution
9.12 Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria
Quiz: Microbial Genetics
Chapter 10 Role of Microbes In Disease
10.1 Host-Microbe Relationships
10.2 Kinds of Disease
10.3 How Microbes Cause Disease
10.4 The Disease Process
10.5 Kochs Postulates
10.6 Epidemiology
10.7 Host Defense Mechanisms
10.8 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes
10.9 Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System
10.10 Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System
10.11 Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
10.12 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System
10.13 Microbial Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Quiz: Role of Microbes in Disease
Chapter 11 Microbes in the Environment
11.1 Microbes and the Recycling of Nutrients
11.2 Bioremediation
Chapter 12 Microbes in Industry
12.1 Microbes in the Food Industry
12.2 Industrial Microbiology
12.3 Microbes and Medicine
12.4 Microbes and Recombinant DNA Technology
Quiz: Microbes in the Environment and Industry