Microbiology, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Slonczewski, Joan L.; Foster, John W.

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9780393118247: Microbiology, 2nd Edition

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039311824X ISBN 13: 9780393118247

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

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The most successful new microbiology text in a generation.

Microbiology: An Evolving Science, Second Edition, provides students with the tools they need to understand the rapidly advancing field of microbiology by enriching foundational topics with current research examples. The readable and authoritative text is paired with a stunning and unified art program that helps students visualize key microbial processes and structures.

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About the Author:

Joan L. Slonczewski received her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College and her Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, where she studied bacterial motility with Robert M. Macnab. After postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania, she went on to teach undergraduate microbiology at Kenyon College, where she has earned a Silver Medal in the National Professor of the Year program of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. She has published numerous research articles with undergraduate coauthors on bacterial pH regulation and is the author of five science fiction novels, including A Door into Ocean, which earned the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. She served as At-large Member representing Divisions on the Council Policy Committee of the American Society for Microbiology and is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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