Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Key differences between 8th and 7th editions
- Period between current and previous editions: 4 years (2015 vs 2011).
- Nester's Microbiology textbook was originally in 1994.
- Chapter 1:
- New section on the scientific method.
- Emerging viral diseases cover Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus.
- Chapter 2: New sections on major types of chemical reactions; buffer solutions.
- Chapter 4: New material on bacteria able to inject bacterial proteins directly into host cells (bacterial type III secretion system).
- Chapter 9: New material on:
- DNA sequencing technology in microbiology.
- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization, a soft ionization technique.
- Chapter 11: New section on Bordetella bacteria
- Chapter 13: Material on recently discovered Pandoraviruses, the largest viruses with supersize DNA.
- Chapter 14:
- Information on (NOD)-like receptor (NLR) protein, that detects a bacterial secretion system.
- Comparison of killer macrophages (M1) and healer macrophages (M2).
- Chapter 19: New section 19.3 that covers environmental factors that may influence the epidemiology of disease.
- Chapter 20: New material on:
- Pleuromutilins, a new class of natural-product antibiotics.
- New viral protease inhibitors used to treat chronic hepatitis C (boceprevir, telaprevir).
- Chapter 21: Added information on:
- Bedaquiline (SIRTURO), a drug for treatment of multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis.
- Pneumocystis pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii.
- Avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China in 2013.
- Chapter 22: Information about global increase Measles outbreaks.
- Chapter 26:
- New material on encephalitis and myelitis.
- Information on parasitic disease toxoplasmosis.
- Chapter 29: Latest developments in industrial wastewater pretreatment.
8th Edition of
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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