Microbiology (Hardcover)

~ Lansing M. Prescott (Author), John P Harley (Author), Donald A. Klein (Author)

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Product Description

Prescott, Harley and Klein's 6th edition provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, Microbiology, 6/e is appropriate for students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health, as well as research, teaching, and industry. Biology and chemistry are prerequisites.

About the Author

John Harley teaches Anatomy & Physiology and General Biology at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY and is also co-author of Prescott/Harley/Klein Microbiology and the ASM Microbial Telecourse Study Guide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1152 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 6 edition (March 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072951753
• ISBN-13: 978-0072951752
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #262,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done., June 18, 2002

By	bmkd (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microbiology w/ Microbes in Motion 3 CD-ROM and OLC Password Card (Hardcover)

This book is nicely done, all together. The flow of information is well organized, with great cross-references and detailed graphs and pictures to help understand important concepts. Also, several appendices, a glossary, and a CD-ROM serve as helpful resources. The material is presented in a tasteful manner, not reducing the book to a mere picture book. This book, written for undergraduate and graduate students, gives serious information and is very detailed. It's the whole package!

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too much info, July 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Microbiology w/ Microbes in Motion 3 CD-ROM and OLC Password Card (Hardcover)

Extremely detailed, this book covers much more than MICROBIOLOGY. You can find a complete course of GENETICS within it as an example!
This is a usefull book for undergrad's but there is no chance of being able to finish all of it in an undergraduate course in MICRO.
It just covers everything and tries to squees all the info within its pages...
I hope you will have fun studying it though...

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really detailed book, February 2, 2006

By	J. Taylor - See all my reviews

I was assigned this book in college. It is definitely intense. However, it's intense in a positive way. I have always found microbiology to be one of the most interesting subjects of science. I have always been fascinated by parasites and bacteria. If you're assigned this book in micro class in college--definitely read this book. I also found Microbiology Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi to be an excellent study guide for test prep.