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  • Workbook & Quick
    Reference Guide
  • $425
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  • Self-Paced Online
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• Premier Product - Online access for this course is 36 weeks. After you purchase a Premier course, you will receive your online ID and password via email within two business days.
• Academic Support - If you purchase the additional Academic Support for this course you will receive 36 weeks of support.

Microbiology measures knowledge and understanding of bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, and viruses as well as their relationships with humans. The course is based on material typically taught in a one-semester, introductory college course in Microbiology at the undergraduate level. The Excelsior College Examination consists of approximately 160 four-option, multiple-choice questions and a three-hour completion time. Topics covered include:

• Introduction to Microbiology
  • Early history
  • Place of microorganisms in the world
  • Microbial laboratory techniques
  
  
• Biology of Microorganisms
  • Prokaryotes
  • Eukaryotes
  • Growth and nutrition
  • Metabolism
  • Genetics
  • Viruses
  
  
• Control of Microorganisms
  • Principles of microbial control
  • Physical methods of control
  • Chemical methods of control
  • Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics
  
  
• Disease, Resistance, and the Immune System
  • The disease process
  • Nonspecific resistance to disease
  • Principles of immunology
  • Disorders of the immune system
  
  
• Biology of Infectious Diseases
  • Respiratory tract diseases
  • Gastrointestinal tract diseases and intoxications
  • Urogenital tract diseases
  • Skin and wound diseases
  • Blood diseases
  • Nosocomial diseases
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  
  
• Environmental, Food, and Industrial Microbiology
  • Environmental microbiology
  • Food microbiology
  • Industrial microbiology

(Taken from “Excelsior College Examination Content Guide for Microbiology,” Excelsior College Examinations, ©2006.)

*Important - Please be sure to order the correct required textbook(s) for the type of product that you would like (Traditional, Advanced or Premier)

The required textbook(s) for the Advanced and Premier Course are listed below.

Microbiology Package for IAS Pearson