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