Student Resources for LIR: Microbiology

Student Resources for LIR: Microbiology 9781451174908
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Publication Date: Nov 1, 2012
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Edition: Third
ISBN/ISSN: 9781451174908
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Description

A MUST READ for mastering essential concepts in microbiology
Well-known and widely used for their hallmark illustrations, Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews bring concepts to vibrant life. Students rely on LIR for quick review, easier assimilation, and understanding of large amounts of critical, complex material.
• Outline format and full-color illustrations: More than 400 color illustrations and color-coded summaries provide key information at a glance and helpful visual explanations
• Illustrated case studies and questions to support USMLE prep: Expanded discussions reinforce key concepts and review questions with detailed rationales allow for self-assessment
• New bookmark features mini-index of important microorganisms for quick and easy reference
"Microbiology can be an overwhelming topic, but the pictures, concise descriptions, and parallel structure of each chapter helps to make the subject easier to understand and digest.” – Amelia Keaton, medical student
"I think this book better meets the needs of the market because of its review chapters and disease summaries, its review questions, and its excellent photographs of clinical manifestations of microbial disease.   I also found this book easier to read and study from.” – Devorah Segal, medical student
FREE online! (with purchase of the text)
• Interactive question bank for test-taking practice
• Fully searchable eBook for studying on-the-go

Features

--NEW! Enhanced clinical emphasis to respond to institutions changing to systems-based curricula
--NEW! New illustrations
--NEW! Online quizbank of review questions
--NEW! Updated CDC data
--End-of-chapter summaries
--Outline format
--Review questions for each chapter
--Section on clinical case studies with 4-color illustrations

About the Author(s)

  • Richard A Harvey PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ

Specs

  • Edition: Third
  • Product Format: web
  • ISBN: 9781451174908
  • Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
  • Pages: 448
  • Pub Date: Nov 1, 2012

Table of contents

Unit I: The Microbial World &&LI&&Chapter 1: Introduction to Microbiology&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 2: Normal Flora&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 3: Pathogenicity of Microorganisms&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 4: Diagnostic Microbiology&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 5: Vaccines and Antibiotics Unit II: Bacteria &&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 6: Bacterial Structure, Growth, and Metabolism&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 7: Bacterial Genetics&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 8: Staphylococci&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 9: Steptococci&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 10: Gram-positive Rods&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 11: Neisseriae&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal Gram-negative Rods&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 13: Other Gram-negative Rods&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 14: Clostridia and Other Anaerobic Rods&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 15: Spirochetes&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 16: Mycoplasma&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 17: Chlamydiae&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 18: Mycobacteria and Actinomycetes&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 19: Rickettsiae Unit III: Fungi and Parasites &&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 20: Fungi&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 21: Protozoa&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 22: Helminths Unit IV: Viruses &&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 23: Introduction to the Viruses&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 24: Nonenveloped DNA Viruses&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 25: Enveloped DNA Viruses&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 26: Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D (Delta) Viruses&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 27: Positive-strand RNA Viruses&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 28: Retroviruses and AIDS&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 29: Negative-strand RNA Viruses&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 30: Double-stranded RNA Viruses: the Reoviridae&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 31: Unconventional Infectious Agents Unit V: Clinical Microbiology Review &&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 32: Quick review of Clinically Important Microorganisms&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 33: Disease Summaries&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 34: Illustrated Case Studies&&/LI&& &&LI&&Chapter 35: Review Questions Index &&/LI&& &&/UL&&