Would you like to bring guest lectures like researchers, physicians, or fellow instructors into you microbiology course? With this 3rd edition of this text you get the perspective of all three professionals. John Ingraham, a professor of microbiology at University of California at Davis, and Catherine Ingraham, his daughter and a practicing physician, utilize their experience within a case study approach complemented by a technology package. Each chapter begins with a case study, which John Ingraham has found very motivatonal to students who are new to the study of basic science. Because Catherine Ingraham studied to become a physician by interviewing patients, determining causes and implementing solutions, she knows mastry comes from high interest human stories rather than clinical presentations. Many of the case studies found in this book are taken from Catherine's experience as a physician. Coverage of microbial "events" such as biological warfare, studied by John and its effects prepared for in Catherine's office, should keep students interested. The authors also highlight reemerging diseases, such as tuberculosis and smallpox. As with previous editions, this title takes a "body systems" organization. Students are exposed to the unknown, the world of the microbes, through the known, the different parts of their own bodies. And, because art is so important, there is again a multimedia manager with this title, but with more exciting capabilities than ever before.