Essentials of Microbiology

• This book is the outcome of author’s 28 years of experience in teaching medical students. • It provides a complete coverage of medical microbiology from basic to advance as per the medical curriculum. • Presents the concepts like a chain of information that leads to the next level. • Divided into seven sections, viz. General Bacteriology, Immunology, Systemic Bacteriology, Virology, Medical Mycology, Miscellaneous and Diagnostic Medical Microbiology. • Every chapter contains a set of Learning Objectives at the beginning for students to give more attention to them while reading the chapters. • Key Points have been highlighted in every chapter for a quick review at the time of revision. • Contains Important Questions along with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) to reinforce the preparation of examination. • Includes plenty of tables, easy-to-reproduce illustrated figures and attractive photographs for easy understanding. • Designed to teach undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, but can also be serve as a review tool for the individuals responsible for taking medical examinations and to those who work in health-related professions, physicians and infectious disease scientists.