Invest in your future: microbiology matters. Dr. Robert Bauman's Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5th Edition helps students visualize the invisible and practice critical thinking with real-world problems and clinical applications. The textbook includes QR codes for Dr. Bauman Video Tutors and Disease in Depth features that foster understanding and encourage students to explore microbiology. The continued focus on clinical situations prepares students for future opportunities in applied practice and healthcare careers. With the 5th Edition, new Solve the Problem features ask students to work through real-world microbiology problems and offer instructors active-learning worksheets for their course. This edition results from a collaborative effort of educators, students, editors, and top scientific illustrators to deliver a textbook that presents the latest scientific and educational research and data in microbiology.