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.