Book Description The seventh edition of this classic text， now with a new title to honor the late Professor Ed Alcamo， is filled with updated content， new pedagogical features， an enhanced art program， and updated student and instructor supplements. Revised by Jeffrey C. Pommerville， Ph.D.， Professor of Biology and Microbiology at Glendale Community College， Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology， Seventh Edition retains the signature Alcamo style， which includes a friendly tone， personal writing style， student-friendly organization， and real-world applications. Professor Pommerville has added material to keep pace with new developments in the field such as a new chapter covering genetic engineering and bacterial genomics and the latest information on emerging infectious diseases. This is the ideal microbiology text for nursing and allied health students， and is suitable for other non-majors microbiology courses. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Book Info State Univ. of New York at Farmingdale. Companion to the author's text Fundamentals of Microbiology， 6th ed.， c2001， which was listed in approval week 2000-36. Each chapter begins with a set of essay questions focusing on the key points to be absorbed. Chapters also include a set of definitions and a variety of puzzles and other types of questions. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.