Ananthanaryan and Paniker’s Textbook of Microbiology- 10th edition has been developed for the undergraduate MBBS and BDS students, and for all courses dealing with Microbiology as a core or ancillary subject. The tenth edition of this classic textbook has been updated keeping in mind the MCI’s emphasis on integrated teaching underscoring the requirement for applied microbiology.
Significant updates for this edition:
Reba Kanungo is Dean of Research, and Professor and Head of Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), prior to which she was teaching at JIPMER for over 15 years. She is a member of several national and international organizations as well as of the committees of NACO, ICMR and CTD. Kanungo is the Editor-in-Chief of JRSM, former Editor, IJMM; and past President, IAMM. She is on the editorial boards of several national and international journals , and has published over 100 research papers and editorials.
Preface to the Tenth Edition viii Preface to the First Edition ix Acknowledgementsxi Special Acknowledgements xii Part I General Microbiology 1 Introduction and Bacterial Taxonomy 3 2 Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria 9 3 Sterilisation and Disinfection 28 4 Culture Media 39 5 Culture Methods 44 6 Identification of Bacteria 48 7 Bacterial Genetics 54 Part II Immunology 8 Infection 73 9 Immunity 80 10 Antigens 89 11 Antibodies—Immunoglobulins 95 12 Antigen–Antibody Reactions 105 13 Complement System 122 14 Structure and Functions of the Immune System 130 15 Immune Response 147 16 Hypersensitivity 163 17 Immunodeficiency Diseases 173 18 Autoimmunity 180 19 Immunology of Transplantation and Malignancy 185 20 Immunohematology 193
Part III Bacteriology 21 Staphylococcus 201 22 Streptococcus 210 23 Pneumococcus 223 24 Neisseria 230 25 Corynebacterium 239 26 Bacillus 248 27 Anaerobic Bacteria I: Clostridium 256 28 Anaerobic Bacteria II: Non-sporing Anaerobes 273 29 Enterobacteriaceae I: Coliforms–Proteus 279 30 Enterobacteriaceae II: Shigella 291 31 Enterobacteriaceae III: Salmonella 296 32 Vibrio 309 33 Pseudomonas 320 34 Yersinia, Pasteurella, Francisella 325 35 Haemophilus 333 36 Bordetella 339 37 Brucella 345 38 Mycobacterium I: M.tuberculosis 351 39 Mycobacterium II: Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) 366 40 Mycobacterium III: M.leprae 371 41 Spirochetes 377 42 Mycoplasma 393 43 Actinomycetes 398 44 Miscellaneous Bacteria 402 45 Rickettsiaceae 412 46 Chlamydiae 422 Part IV Virology 47 General Properties of Viruses 433 48 Virus–Host Interactions: Viral Infections 450 49 Bacteriophages 462 50 Poxviruses 467 51 Herpesviruses 472 52 Adenoviruses 486 53 Picornaviruses 490 54 Orthomyxoviruses 502 55 Paramyxoviruses 512 56 Arthropod- and Rodent-borne Viral Infections 522 57 Rhabdoviruses 534 58 Hepatitis Viruses 544 59 Miscellaneous Viruses 557 60 Oncogenic Viruses 568 61 Human Immunodeficiency Virus: AIDS 574
Part V Medical Mycology 62 General Aspects 593 63 Superficial and Subcutaneous Mycoses 599 64 Systemic and Opportunistic Mycoses 609 Part VI Applied Microbiology 65 Normal Microbial Flora of the Human Body 625 66 Bacteriology of Water, Air, Milk and Food 629 67 Laboratory Control of Antimicrobial Therapy 639 68 Immunoprophylaxis 643 69 Healthcare-associated Infections 648 70 Biomedical Waste Management 657 71 Emerging and Re-emerging Infections 660 72 Recent Advances in Diagnostic Microbiology 663 Part VII Clinical Microbiology 73 Bloodstream Infections 669 74 Respiratory Tract Infections 672 75 Meningitis 675 76 Urinary Tract Infections 678 77 Sexually Transmitted Infections 681 78 Diarrhea and Food Poisoning 684 79 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 687 80 Pyrexia of Unknown Origin 689 81 Zoonoses 692 82 Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 694 Further Reading 698 Index 700