Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology 11/e

Foundations in Microbiology 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.

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

Barry Chess

Barry Chess has taught microbiology at Pasadena City College for more than twenty years. Prior to that, while studying at the California State University and the University of California, he conducted research into the expression of genes involved in the development of muscle and bone.

At PCC, beyond his usual presence in the microbiology laboratory and lecture hall, Barry has taught majors and non-majors biology, developed a course in human genetics, helped to found a biotechnology program on campus, and regularly supervises students completing independent research projects in the life sciences.Over the past several years, his interests have focused on innovative methods of teaching that lead to greater student success. He has written and reviewed cases for the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science and contributed to the book Science Stories You Can Count On: 51 Case Studies with Quantitative Reasoning in Biology. Barry has presented papers and talks on the effective use of case studies in the classroom, the use of digital tools to enhance learning, and for several years served as a scientific advisor for the American Film Institute. In addition to Laboratory Applications in Microbiology, Barry is coauthor of the lecture text Foundations in Microbiology, now in its tenth edition. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Society for Microbiology, and the Skeptics Society. Barry was profiled in the book, What Scientists Actually Do, where he was illustrated as a young girl with pigtails, about to stick a fork into an electrical outlet.