| I. Fundamentals of Microbiology (Stephen A. Morse, PhD*) |
| Chapter 1 | The Science of Microbiology |
| Chapter 2 | Cell Structure |
| Chapter 3 | Classification of Bacteria |
| Chapter 4 | The Growth, Survival, & Death of Microorganisms |
| Chapter 5 | Cultivation of Microorganisms |
| Chapter 6 | Microbial Metabolism |
| Chapter 7 | Microbial Genetics |
II. Immunology (Roderick Nairn, PhD) |
| Chapter 8 | Immunology |
III. Bacteriology (Geo. F. Brooks, MD, and Karen C. Carroll, MD) |
| Chapter 9 | Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infection |
| Chapter 10 | Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |
| Chapter 11 | Normal Microbial Flora of the Human Body |
| Chapter 12 | Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacilli: Bacillus & Clostridium Species |
| Chapter 13 | Non-Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacilli: Corynebacterium, Propionibacterium, Listeria, Erysipelothrix, Actinomycetes, & Related Pathogens |
| Chapter 14 | The Staphylococci |
| Chapter 15 | The Streptococci |
| Chapter 16 | Enteric Gram-Negative Rods (Enterobacteriaceae) |
| Chapter 17 | Pseudomonads, Acinetobacters, & Uncommon Gram-Negative Bacteria |
| Chapter 18 | Vibrios, Campylobacters, Helicobacter, & Associated Bacteria |
| Chapter 19 | Haemophilus, Bordetella, Brucella, & Francisella |
| Chapter 20 | Yersinia & Pasteurella |
| Chapter 21 | The Neisseriae |
| Chapter 22 | Infections Caused by Anaerobic Bacteria |
| Chapter 23 | Legionellae, Bartonella, & Unusual Bacterial Pathogens |
| Chapter 24 | Mycobacteria |
| Chapter 25 | Spirochetes & Other Spiral Microorganisms |
| Chapter 26 | Mycoplasmas & Cell Wall-Defective Bacteria |
| Chapter 27 | Rickettsia & Ehrlichia |
| Chapter 28 | Chlamydiae |
IV. Virology (Janet S. Butel, PhD) |
| Chapter 29 | General Properties of Viruses |
| Chapter 30 | Pathogenesis & Control of Viral Diseases |
| Chapter 31 | Parvoviruses |
| Chapter 32 | Adenoviruses |
| Chapter 33 | Herpesviruses |
| Chapter 34 | Poxviruses |
| Chapter 35 | Hepatitis Viruses |
| Chapter 36 | Picornaviruses (Enterovirus & Rhinovirus Groups) |
| Chapter 37 | Reoviruses, Rotaviruses, & Caliciviruses |
| Chapter 38 | Arthropod-Borne & Rodent-Borne Viral Diseases |
| Chapter 39 | Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza Viruses) |
| Chapter 40 | Paramyxoviruses & Rubella Virus |
| Chapter 41 | Coronaviruses |
| Chapter 42 | Rabies, Slow Virus Infections, & Prion Diseases |
| Chapter 43 | Human Cancer Viruses |
| Chapter 44 | AIDS & Lentiviruses |
V. Mycology (Thomas G. Mitchell, PhD) |
| Chapter 45 | Medical Mycology |
VI. Parasitology (Donald Heyneman, PhD) |
| Chapter 46 | Medical Parasitology |
VII. Diagnostic Medical Microbiology & Clinical Correlation (Karen C. Carroll, MD) |
| Chapter 47 | Principles of Diagnostic Medical Microbiology |
| Chapter 48 | Cases & Clinical Correlations |
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| *Chapters 17 were edited by Stephen A. Morse in his private capacity. No official support or endorsement by CDC is intended or should be inferred. |
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