ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2006
Oblast: Biologija
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

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Brock Biology of Microorganisms,11th ednMICHAEL T. MADIGAN,JOHN M. MARTINKO (EDS)2006. Prentice Hall,Upper Saddle River, NJ, 992 pp, 22 × 28 cm
"Microbiology has experienced a transformation during thelast 30 years that has altered microbiologists’ view ofmicroorganisms and how to study them. The history of BrockBiology of Microorganisms goes back more than 35 years. Asa tribute to Thomas Brock, its original author, the book incor-porated his name into the title after the 8th edition.Immediately following publication of the first edition ofBiology of microorganisms, in 1970, Professor RicardoGuerrero translated the book into Spanish (the first Spanishedition appeared in 1972, published by Ed. Omega,Barcelona). After the success of the first edition, the secondone appeared in 1974 (and was followed also by the secondtranslation of R. Guerrero [Omega, 1978]). The continuingsuccess of this textbook is reflected in the new editions pub-lished every 3–5 years, in English and in Spanish [see thereview on Brock Biología de los Microorganismos 10 edn.Int. Microbiol 7:77-78, published by Prentice-Hall, Madrid,in 2004]. Each edition has preserved the mission of the orig-inal volume: to review the principles of microbiology whileinforming readers of the latest discoveries in the microbialsciences. Technological advances and broad knowledge of themicrobial world have brought about significant advances inmicrobiology, and in biology in general. Microbes are theancestors of all the complex and varied biological forms thatnow exist on Earth. All eukaryotic cells emerged from andhave retained intimate connections with microorganisms,upon which they remain highly dependent. In order to under-stand the evolution of species of organisms that exist today,at the tips of the branches of the tree of life, it is necessary tostudy how they are related to their ancestors and what thoseancestors might have been like. Readers of Brock Biology ofMicroorganisms will become familiar with the world ofmicroorganisms, what they are, and what they do. The bookmakes use of valuable pedagogical tools, such as a workingglossary, sidebars (providing “fun reads” related to the chap-ter’s central theme), a concept check, and study questions toreinforce the topics discussed in each chapter. The 11th edi-tion introduces a new visual presentation. The tables and fig-ures have been completely redesigned to make the informa-tion easier to understand, and they are better organized. Anart photograph opens each chapter, and each chapter is color-coded at the upper right corner, which allows the reader toquickly refer to individual chapters. Several supplements(e.g. tutorials) include a link to a planned website[ Biology of Microorganisms is organized into 31chapters comprising six units. Unit I, Principles of microbi-ology, is designed to provide the student with a basic back-ground in microbiology, including historical perspectives,microbial structure and morphology, structure and functionof prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, growth and nutritionalrequirements of microbes, and essential and current topics ofmicrobial genetics and molecular biology. Unit II,Evolutionary microbiology and microbial diversity, focuseson microbial evolution and how the phylogenetic picture ofprokaryotes corresponds to their taxonomy and classifica-tion. The unit starts with a general overview of the prebioticchemistry that could have supplied the necessary prerequi-sites for the origin of life, the earliest living forms, and theevolution to the eukaryotic cell. This section is recommend-ed not only for students of microbiology, but also for any-body generally interested in biology. A complete updating of the classification system reflectsthe recent edition of Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriol-ogy. In addition, Proteobacteria (a Bacteria phylum), whichrepresents the majority of known gram-negative bacteria ofmedical, industrial, and agricultural significance, are discussedin the text in groups based on morphological or metabolic(ecological) criteria, e.g. nitrifying bacteria: Nitrosomonas(β-Proteobacteria) and Nitrobacter (α-Proteobacteria). Thismethod of organization provides a better understanding of thisphylum, but there is also a table that lists all of the major gen-era of Proteobacteria and their classification according to sub-division (α-, β-, γ-, δ-, ε-Proteobacteria). One of the bestexamples of updating advances in microbiology is the intro-duction of a new phylum, Nanoarchaeota, in the DomainArchaea. Although much attention is devoted to prokaryotes(Bacteria and Archaea), eukaryotic microorganisms such asfungi, algae and protozoa receive more coverage than is usualin general microbiology textbooks"