Fundamentals of Microbiology

Key differences between 11th and 10th editions

• Period between current and previous publications: 4 years (2017 vs 2017).
• New Clinical case studies, MicroFocus features.
• Chapter 3:
• Importance of cell size.
• Endosymbiotic theory.
• Organelles of eukaryotic cells.
• Chapter 4: Bacterial microcompartments.
• Chapter 5:
• Biofilm development and growth.
• Chemical factors affecting the growth of microbes.
• Chapter 7:
• Bacterial genomes.
• Organelle DNA sequences.
• Chapter 8: ethical issues in modern biotechnology.
• Chapter 10 (forner chapter 24): Investigating the Microbial World box on increasing concern of antibiotic resistance.
• Chapter 12: MicroFocus feature on probiotics, live bacteria and yeasts important for digestive system health.
• Chapter 13: illustrations on arthropod-borne disease.
• Chapter 14: human microbiom.
• Chapter 15: giant viruses (often called giruses).
• Chapter 17:
• Zika virus (ZIKV), an emerging mosquito-borne virus.
• Latest data on Ebola virus disease, yellow fever, and dengue fever (breakbone fever).
• Chapter 18: fungal microbiota (mycobiome).
• Chapter 27: the authors completely modified this chapter.
• For more details see differences between 10th and 11th editions of Microbiology text above.