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Acknowledgments

OpenStax

The base of the book is from OpenStax Microbiology by Nina Parker et al, which is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license, much of which was reworded and reorganized.

Senior Contributing Authors
Nina Parker, Shenandoah University
Mark Schneegurt, Wichita State University
Anh-Hue Thi Tu, Georgia Southwestern State University
Philip Lister, Central New Mexico Community College
Brian M. Forster, Saint Joseph’s University

Contributing Authors
Summer Allen, Brown University
Ann Auman, Pacific Lutheran University
Graciela Brelles-Mariño, Universidad Nacional de la Plata
Myriam Alhadeff Feldman, Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Paul Flowers, University of North Carolina–Pembroke
George Pinchuk, Mississippi University for Women
Ben Rowley, University of Central Arkansas
Mark Sutherland, Hendrix College
Clifton Franklund, Ferris State University
Ann Paterson, Williams Baptist University

Editorial Team

Anita Walz, Acquisitions, Developmental, and Managing Editor

Kindred Grey, Managing Editor

Thank you to Emma Cleveland for her production assistance and careful review of this book’s figures, taking the time to ensure alternative text was provided for each one.

Funding

Funding for this edition was provided in part by an Instructional Innovation Grant from Virginia Tech’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and an Open Education Faculty Initiative Grant from the Open Education Initiative of the University Libraries.

Special Thanks

Thank you to the following individuals for taking time out of their busy days to provide anonymous feedback on this book. Thank you also to the three additional reviewers who chose to remain anonymous.

  • Adegbenga A. Bankole, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  • Kristin Eden, DVM, DACVP, PhD, Assistant Professor, Basic Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  • Jason R. Faulhaber, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  • Mariana Gomez, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  • Alana Hull, graduate student, Virginia Tech
  • Catherine M. Koebel, PhD, Senior Instructor, Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

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