Essentials of Microbiology: The Life and Death of Microorganisms; CH:2 Notable Contributions in theDevelopment of Microbiology; CH:3 Microorganisms and Humans; CH:4 Viroids, Virusoids, and Prions; CH:5 Stains and Staining Techniques; Bibliography; Index

Essentials of Microbiology is an extensive guide to all aspects of microbiology covering immunology, bacteriology, virology, medical mycology, diagnostic medical microbiology, and many miscellaneous infections. Microbiologist have made significant contributions to basic biological sciences as well as in the applied areas of public health and medical sciences, agriculture, industry and environmental sciences. The most dramatic current development in applied microbiology is due to development of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.