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Up-to-date and extensively reviewed, "Microbiology" is written with the non-major/allied health student in mind. Offering both an engaging writing style through the use of case studies and analogies and a vivid art program, the text thoroughly explains difficult microbiology concepts in an accessible manner. Utilizing an organ systems approach, the unique in-chapter organization of the disease/clinical chapters provides students a realistic viewpoint of the clinical experiences they will encounter in the future.
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Marjorie Kelly Cowan Miami University Kathleen Park Talaro Pasadena City College Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, WI New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogotá Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto MICROBIOLOGY: A SYSTEMS APPROACH Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 QPV/QPV 0 9 8 7 6 5 ISBN 0–07–291804–7 Editorial Director: Kent A. Peterson Publisher: Colin H. Wheatley Developmental Editor: Rose Koos Managing Developmental Editor: Patricia Hesse Marketing Manager: Tami Petsche Senior Project Manager: Jayne Klein Senior Production Supervisor: Laura Fuller Senior Media Project Manager: Jodi K. Banowetz Lead Media Technology Producer: John J. Theobald Designer: Laurie B. Janssen Cover Designer: Rokusek Design (USE) Cover Image: Dr. Steve Patterson/Science Photo Library Senior Photo Research Coordinator: John C. Leland Photo Research: David Tietz Supplement Producer: Brenda A. Ernzen Compositor: The GTS Companies/Los Angeles, CA Campus Typeface: 10/12 Times Roman Printer: Quebecor World Versailles Inc. About the Cover: The cover image is a colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing coronavirus particles (yellow) on the surface of a culture cell (blue). Coronaviruses are responsible for causing common colds and gastroenteritis. The SARS virus is also a coronavirus. The credits section for this book begins on page C-1 and is considered an extension of the copyright page. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cowan, M. Kelly. Microbiology : a systems approach / Marjorie M. Kelly Cowan, Kathleen Park Talaro.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0–07–291804–7 (alk. paper) 1. Microbiology. I. Talaro, Kathleen P. II. Title. QR41.2.C69 2006 579—dc22 www.mhhe.com 2004057885 CIP About the Authors Kelly Cowan has been a microbiologist at Miami University since 1993. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Louisville, and later worked at the University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology and the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. Her first love is teaching—both doing it and studying how to do it better. She teaches nursing microbiology and non-majors microbiology every year. She is a member of the Undergraduate Education Committee of the American Society for Microbiology, and past president of the Ohio Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. In 1997 she won a Celebration of Teaching Award sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. Since 2003 she has served as the Chief Academic Officer of Miami University Middletown