Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology, 12/e (Paperback)

Description
Talaro’s Foundations in Microbiology: Basic Principles is an allied health microbiology text with a taxonomic approach to the disease chapters. It offers an engaging and accessible writing style through the use of case studies and analogies to thoroughly explain difficult microbiology concepts.

Global Changes to the Twelfth Edition

• Thousands of changes were made to this edition, most of which you'd never notice. Sentences were clarified, statistics were updated, figure legends were changed. All in the name of making this edition a little bit better than the last. The following list represents a few of the larger changes you'll encounter.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: McGraw Hill is dedicated to creating products that foster a culture of belonging and are accessible to all the diverse global customers we serve. Within this edition, content has been reviewed to implement inclusive content guidelines around topics including generalizations and stereotypes, gender, abilities/ disabilities, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, diversity of names, and age.
• Art Accessibility: Accessibility has been improved in this edition by ensuring meaningful text and images are distinguishable and perceivable by users with limited color vision and moderately low vision.

• Chapter-Specific Changes
  Chapter 1
  • New Case Study examines the similarities between the 1919 Spanish influenza pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • New discussion of the slave Onesimus and variolation, his contribution to protecting the inhabitants of Boston from smallpox in 1721.
  • Making Connections: A More Inclusive WHO discusses the latest naming standards established by the World Health Organization to promote equity and inclusion.
  • Thirteen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 2
  • New information on the use of liposomes to deliver mRNA in the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
  Chapter 3
  • Clarified discussion of microscopy, particularly magnification and resolution.
  • Making Connections: Frau Hesse's Medium examines Angelina Hesse's use of agar to prepare microbiological media.
  • Twenty new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 4
  • The discussion of bacterial membrane structure has been clarified.
  • Updated and clarified explanation of prokaryotic classification as well as the upper and lower limits of bacterial size.
  • Eleven new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 5
  • A new discussion of endosymbiotic theory opens the chapter.
  • Nineteen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 6
  • The chapter opens with a new introduction to viruses.
  • Seven new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 7
  • An updated and expanded discussion of human microbiota is now found in the chapter.
  Chapter 8
  • Three new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 9
  • A short discussion of RNA and its contribution to the expression of genes throughout the cell has been added.
  • Twenty-four new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 10
  • The explanation of recombinant DNA technology has been clarified.
  • A discussion of Onpattro, the first RNAi therapy approved for use, has been added to the chapter.
  • Nineteen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 11
  • A discussion of the use of ultraviolet disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic has been added.
  • New information on the use of phenol and hydrogen peroxide has been added.
  • Seven new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 12
  • Updated discussion of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.
  • A new section focusing on the treatment of COVID-19.
  • Five new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 13
  • New Case Study on coronavirus infection in zoo animals and sylvatic cycles.
  • New Clinical Connection examining exactly when humans begin to acquire resident microbiota.
  • Twelve new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 14
  • New discussion on the role of erythrocytes and neutrophil extracellular traps in the immune system.
  • Five new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 15
  • New Case Study on the development of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.
  • New Clinic Case on the use of monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of COVID-19.
  • New discussion of viral vector and RNA vaccines.
  • Seventeen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 16
  • Four new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 17
  • A new discussion of MALDI-TOF (Matrix-Associated Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight) as a means of identifying microbial samples.
  • A new discussion of point-of-care and rapid diagnostic tests.
  • Seventeen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 18
  • A new discussion of necrotizing fasciitis.
  • Seventeen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 19
  • A new Clinic Case on fecal microbiota transplantation.
  • Seventeen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 20
  • A new Clinic Case concerning an outbreak of Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Tier 1 Select Agent.
  • An updated discussion of the genus Haemophilus.
  • Fifteen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 21
  • A new Case Study on COVID-19 and endemic typhus.
  • An expanded discussion of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
  • New Pathogen Profile focused on Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
  • Updated discussion of Bartonella.
  • A new Clinic Case concerning live cell therapy.
  • Eighteen new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 22
  • A new Case Study concerning coccidioidomycosis.
  • New discussion concerning increasing numbers of Candida auris infections being encountered.
  Chapter 23
  • Ten new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 24
  • Eleven new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 25
  • A new Case Study on a SARS-CoV-2 out-break connected to a wedding in a small town.
  • A new section on Coronavirus has been added.
  • A new Pathogen Profile concerning coronavirus has been added.
  • Discussion of a universal influenza vaccine has been added.
  • A new Making Connections feature recounts the initial use of wild animal vaccination against rabies, using chicken heads as bait.
  • The discussion of HIV has been updated to reflect the changing epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease.
  • The discussion of polio has been updated and condensed.
  • Twenty-two new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 26
  • New Case Study focused on the death of eagles from ingestion of novel toxin produced in cyanobacteria.
  • Four new photos and illustrations.
  Chapter 27
  • Five new photographs and illustrations.

描述

《Talaro微生物學基礎：基本原理》是一本與聯合醫療微生物學相關的教材，以分類學的方式來介紹疾病章節。通過案例研究和類比的使用，它以引人入勝且易於理解的寫作風格來徹底解釋困難的微生物學概念。



第十二版的全球變化

• 本版進行了數千處更改，其中大部分您可能都不會注意到。句子得到了澄清，統計數據得到了更新，圖例也有所變化。所有這些都是為了使本版比上一版更好一點。以下列表列出了您將遇到的一些較大的變化。


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  多樣性、公平性和包容性：麥格勞希爾致力於創造能夠促進歸屬感並對我們所服務的全球多樣化客戶具有可訪問性的產品。在本版中，已經審查了內容，以實施包容性內容準則，涉及的主題包括概括和刻板印象、性別、能力/殘疾、種族/族裔、性取向、名字的多樣性和年齡。


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  藝術可訪問性：本版通過確保有意義的文本和圖像能夠被有限色視力和中度視力的用戶辨識和感知，提高了可訪問性。

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  各章節的變化
  
  第一章
  
  
  • 新的案例研究探討了1919年西班牙流感大流行和COVID-19大流行之間的相似之處。
  
  
  • 新的討論關於奴隸Onesimus和種痘法，他在1721年保護波士頓居民免受天花的貢獻。
  
  
  • 建立聯繫：《更具包容性的世界衛生組織》討論了世界衛生組織制定的最新命名標準，以促進公平和包容。
  
  
  • 十三張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第二章
  
  
  • 關於利用脂質體在SARS-CoV-2疫苗中傳遞mRNA的新信息。
  
  
  
  第三章
  
  
  • 澄清了顯微鏡檢查的討論，特別是放大倍數和解析度。
  
  
  • 建立聯繫：《Hesse女士的培養基》探討了安吉麗娜·赫塞使用琼脂糖來製備微生物培養基的情況。
  
  
  • 二十張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第四章
  
  
  • 澄清了對細菌膜結構的討論。
  
  
  • 更新和澄清了原核生物分類的解釋，以及細菌大小的上限和下限。
  
  
  • 十一張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第五章
  
  
  • 新增了關於共生說的討論，該討論開啟了本章。
  
  
  • 十九張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第六章
  
  
  • 本章以對病毒的新介紹開始。
  
  
  • 七張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第七章
  
  
  • 對人體微生物群的討論進行了更新和擴展。
  
  
  
  第八章
  
  
  • 三張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第九章
  
  
  • 新增了關於RNA及其對細胞中基因表達的貢獻的簡短討論。
  
  
  • 二十四張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
  第十章
  
  
  • 澄清了重組DNA技術的解釋。
  
  
  • 新增了關於Onpattro的討論，這是首個獲得批准使用的RNAi療法。
  
  
  • 十九張新照片和插圖。
  
  
  
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Table of Contents
1. The Main Themes of Microbiology
2. The Chemistry of Biology
3. Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms
4. A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
5. A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
6. An Introduction to Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
7. Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth
8. An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of Life
9. An Introduction to Microbial Genetics
10. Genetic Engineering: A Revolution in Molecular Biology
11. Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control
12. Drugs, Microbes, Host--The Elements of Chemotherapy
13. Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology
14. An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities
15. Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization
16. Disorders in Immunity
17. Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections
18. The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance
19. The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance
20. The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance
21. Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease
22. The Fungi of Medical Importance
23. The Parasites of Medical Importance
24. Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: The DNA Viruses
25. The RNA Viruses That Infect Humans
26. Environmental Microbiology
27. Applied and Industrial Microbiology

目錄

1. 微生物學的主要主題

2. 生物的化學

3. 實驗室工具：研究微生物的方法

4. 原核細胞和微生物的調查

5. 真核細胞和微生物的調查

6. 病毒、病毒構造體和朊病毒的介紹

7. 微生物的營養、生態和生長

8. 微生物代謝的介紹：生命的化學交叉路口

9. 微生物遺傳學的介紹

10. 基因工程：分子生物學的革命

11. 微生物控制的物理和化學因子

12. 藥物、微生物、宿主-化療的要素

13. 微生物-人類相互作用：感染、疾病和流行病學

14. 宿主防禦和先天免疫的介紹

15. 適應性、特異性免疫和免疫接種

16. 免疫功能障礙

17. 病原體鑑定和感染診斷的程序

18. 醫學重要的革蘭氏陽性和革蘭氏陰性球菌

19. 醫學重要的革蘭氏陽性桿菌

20. 醫學重要的革蘭氏陰性桿菌

21. 其他致病細菌

22. 醫學重要的真菌

23. 醫學重要的寄生蟲

24. 感染人類的病毒介紹：DNA病毒

25. 感染人類的RNA病毒

26. 環境微生物學

27. 應用和工業微生物學