Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology (Paperback, 4, Fourth 2023)

Part I. General Microbiology.- ?1. Introduction and History of Microbiology.- ?2. Classification, Nomenclature and Taxonomy of Microbes.- 3. Microscopy.- 4. Sterilisation and Disinfection.- 5. Microbial Genetics.- 6. Human Normal Microbial Flora and Microbiome.- 7. Microbial Infections.- 8. Diagnostic Methods in Microbial Infections.- 9. Genomics, Proteomics and Molecular Biology in Microbiology.- Part II. Immunology.- 10. Immunity.- 11. Structure and Function of Immune System.- 12. Antigen.- 13. Antibodies.- 14. Complement System.- 15. Antigen-Antibody Reactions.- 16. Immune Response.- 17. Hypersensitivity.- 18. Autoimmunity.- 19. Immunodeficiency Diseases.- 20. Immunology of Transplantation and Malignancy.- 21. Immunohaematology and Immunoprophylaxis.- Part III. Bacteriology.- 22. Introduction to Bacteriology.- 23. Antimicrobial Therapy.- 24. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases.- 25. Staphylococcus.- 26. Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Pneumococcus.- 27. Neisseria and Moraxella.- 28. Corynebacterium and Coryneform Bacteria.- 29. Bacillus.- 30. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- 31. Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepraemurium and Non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria.- 32. Actinomycetes.- 33. Clostridium.- 34. Non-Sporing Anaerobes.- 35. Coliforms.- 36. Salmonella and Shigella.- 37. Yersinia, Pasteurella and Francisella.- 38. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Acinetobacter.- 39. Vibrio, Aeromonas and Plesiomonas.- 40. Haemophilus and Bordetella.- 41. Brucella.- 42. Campylobacter and Helicobacter.- 43. Treponema, Borrelia and Leptospira.- 44. Rickettsiaceae, Orientia, Ehrlichia and Coxiella.- 45. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.- 46. Chlamydia and Chlamydophila.- 47. Miscellaneous Bacteria.- Part IV. Virology.- 48. Introduction to Viruses.- 49. Antiviral Agents.- 50. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases.- 51. Bacteriophages.- 52. Poxviruses.- 53. Herpesviruses.- 54.Adenoviruses.- 55. Picornaviruses.- 56. Orthomyxoviruses.- 57. Paramyxoviruses.- 58. Arboviruses (Arthropod-borne Viruses) and Rodent-borne .- ?59. Rhabdoviruses.- 60. Hepatitis Viruses.- 61. Retrovirus.- 62. Slow Virus and Prion Diseases.- 63. Oncogenic Viruses.- 64. Miscellaneous Viruses.- Part. V Mycology.- 65. Introduction to Mycology.- 66. Superficial, Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses.- 67. Systemic Mycoses and Opportunistic Infections.- Part VI. Applied and Clinical Microbiology.- 68. Bacteriology of Water, Milk, Air and Food.- 69. Biomedical Waste Management.- 70. Healthcare-Associated Infections.- 71. Infective Syndromes: A System and Organ-Based Approach.- 72. Quality Assurance in Diagnostic Microbiology.- Glossary.- Further Readings.- Index.