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020			_a9781284211757
080			_aQW 4 POM
100			_aPommerville, Jeffrey C.
245			_aFundamentals of microbiology
250			_a12th ed.
260			_aBurlington _bJones & Bartlett Learning _c2022
500			_aMonograph
500			_axxxv, 780p ; ill; 29cm.
520			_a<p><em><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fundamentals of Microbiology, Twelfth Edition</span></em><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> is designed for the introductory microbiology course with an emphasis on the health sciences. It consolidates the important concepts and ideas necessary for mastery by students entering the health care field as a nurse or other allied health professional. Over many editions of Fundamentals of Microbiology, the textbook has reflected flexibility by evolving in response to the rapidly changing field of microbiology and the changing learning needs of students.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Twelfth Edition has been updated with the latest scientific and education research written with a global perspective on microbiology and infectious disease. Along with these revisions, the visual aspects of the text have been improved to make the understanding of difficult complex concepts more approachable and the figures more engaging. This the first textbook to include all the fundamental microbiological disease aspects of COVID-19 in context with chapter key concepts.</span></p> <ul><li><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New COVID-19 pandemic material presented in context with chapter key concepts.</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New chapter introduction stories are provided to "set the stage" for many of the topics in each chapter.</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New and revised Clinical Cases are embedded in all the chapters to help students understand pathogens by presenting contemporary human disease scenarios.</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New and revised MicroFocus boxes explore interesting topics applying microbiology and microorganisms to the everyday world.</span></li></ul>
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