Introductory Microbiology

by John Heritage, R.A. Killington, E.G.V. Evans

Book Overview

The authors present a basic and accessible introduction to the world of microbiology. In the first section, Microbial Structure and Mode of Life, the structure and functioning of fungi, bacteria, and viruses are discussed (with particular attention paid to the description and discussion of their reproduction and nutrition). The second section, Handling Microbes, introduces the methods used to culture, control, and study these organisms in the laboratory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521449774
• ISBN13: 9780521449779
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"