A concise manual of pathogenic microbiology

"A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology is a quick and concise source of information on the causal agents of common infectious diseases. Divided into chapters based on broad taxonomic groupings or similarities between the causal agents, A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology lists important pathogenic taxa in each group, their natural habitats, the diseases they cause, microbiological highlights, laboratory diagnosis, and measures of prevention and control, including availability of vaccines and effective therapeutic agents"--

Includes index.

""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Dedication""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""KOCH’S POSTULATE""; ""TERMINOLOGY""; ""MAJOR CATEGORIES OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS""; ""TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (MODE OF DISSEMINATION)""; ""UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS""; ""Chapter 2 Host-Microbe Interactions""; ""RESIDENT MICROBIOTA""; ""HOST DEFENSES""; ""Chapter 3 Antibiotics and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents""; ""CLASSIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTICS""; ""SUMMARY OF THE MECHANISMS OF ACTION""; ""Chapter 4 Antiseptics and Disinfectants""

""PHYSICAL CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS""""CHEMICAL CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS""; ""Chapter 5 Gram-Positive Cocci""; ""BACTERIAL TAXONOMY (AN OVERVIEW)""; ""CLINICALLY IMPORTANT GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI""; ""GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI RELATED TO STREPTOCOCCUS SPECIES""; ""Chapter 6 Gram-Positive Bacilli""; ""CLOSTRIDIUM SPECIES""; ""LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES""; ""BACILLUS SPECIES""; ""LISTERIA SPECIES""; ""Chapter 7 Gram-Positive Bacteria with Rudimentary Filaments""; ""CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE""; ""MYCOBACTERIUM SPECIES""; ""Chapter 8 Gram-Negative Cocci""; ""NEISSERIA SPECIES""; ""MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS""

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