Visualizing Microbiology has been carefully revised to respond to user feedback and include the most recent developments in the field regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic. All material been revised with the most current data on incidence, treatment, and prevention of microbial diseases:

• Updated classification of bacteria and viruses included throughout.

• New Case Studies, Microbiology InSights, Clinical Applications, and What a Microbiologist Sees explore topics of current interest.
• Figures and tables revisedto enhance their learning features and value as study tools.
• Two new chapters:
• Chapter 2, An Introduction to the Chemical Basis of Life, covers basic chemical concepts that will be essential for understanding later course material, including atomic structure, chemical interactions, the chemistry of water, pH, and essential carbon-based chemistry. This new chapter provides fundamental information for beginning undergraduate students and can also be used with more advanced students for a review of basic concepts.
• Chapter 5from the first edition, Eukaryotic Organisms, is now two separate chapters, and coverage of both topics has been expanded. In the new edition, Chapter 6, The Eukaryotic Cell, presents information about the structure and function of eukaryotic cell components and the evolution of organisms in the eukaryotic domain. Chapter 7, Eukaryotic Organisms, provides an overview of eukaryotic microorganisms, highlighting those that are human pathogens.