About the Book

The third edition of this popular title takes a molecular approach to microbiology, and includes the following features:

• the bacteriology section being completely rewritten to reflect the latest developments
• improved coverage of systematics, growth, metabolism, molecular biology and industrial applications
• a new chapter on microbial pathogenesis
• the eukaryotic and virology sections have been updated.

This significant reference will ably guide students through their microbiology courses.

The cover image shows hyperbranching of Neurospora hyphae induced by latrunculin treatment. The hyphae have been labelled with cytosolic GFP (green) and the membrane-selective dye, FM4-64. Image courtesy of Eric R. Kalkman and Nick D. Read (University of Edinburgh).