·      Informal, student-centered writing style serves more as a narrative for students exploring microbiology than as a textbook that reads as a list of facts.

·      Accurate and informative art program.  The text includes artwork produced by award winning medical illustrators and photographs that have been personally researched and identified by the author.

·      Authoritative author.  This title is written by a microbiologist, who teaches microbiology on a consistent basis.

·      Supportive pedagogical aids that help foster a students understanding of the subject matter and its applications.