Please Help: Recommend a Micro book

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Jan 18, 2005

I ordered a basic micro-coloring book by Alcamo/Elson for supplement help, it goes over bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and multi-cellular parasites. It descibes their basic structure, physiology, biochemistry, cultivation and pathology of microbial disease and the mechanisms of non specific and immune resistance exhibited by the body.

I ordered from http://www.amazon.com . There are a lot of micro text to choose from, and many come with study guides and CD roms.

Roseyposey · Jan 18, 2005

I'm using Microbiology for the Health Sciences by Jensen, Wright and Robison. So far, it seems like an ok book. I'm a little dissapointed in the pictures - a little low-budget for the cost of the book, but the writing seems clear.

longroadahead · Jan 21, 2005

Microbiology: Principals and Explorations by Black is a pretty good book. Very simple to follow - I used it for my micro class, but I've already sold it. I liked it much better than my A&P book which was Hole's Human Anatomy and Physiology. Ugghhh....that book was torture - had HUGE holes that you were just expected to fill in the blanks and contradicted itself. It was a bad book.

Good luck with Micro.