UNIT Ⅰ：The Microbial World 1
Chapter 1：Introduction to Microbiology 1
Chapter 2：Normal Flora 7
Chapter 3：Pathogenicity of Microorganisms 11
Chapter 4：Diagnostic Microbiology 19
Chapter 5：Vaccines and Antimicrobial Agents 33
UNIT Ⅱ：Bacteria 49
Chapter 6：Bacterial Structure，Growth，and Metabolism 49
Chapter 7：Bacterial Genetics 59
Chapter 8：Staphylococci 69
Chapter 9：Streptococci 79
Chapter 10：Gram-positive Rods 91
Chapter 11：Neisseriae 101
Chapter 12：Gastrointestinal Gram-negative Rods 111
Chapter 13：Other Gram-negative Rods 129
Chapter 14：Clostridia and Other Anaerobic Rods 149
Chapter 15：Spirochetes 161
Chapter 16：Mycoplasma 171
Chapter 17：Chlamydiae 177
Chapter 18：Mycobacteria and Actinomycetes 185
Chapter 19：Rickettsia，Erhlichia，Anaplasma and Coxiella 197
UNIT Ⅲ：Fungi and Parasites 203
Chapter 20：Fungi 203
Chapter 21：Protozoa 217
Chapter 22：Helminths 227
UNIT Ⅳ：Viruses 233
Chapter 23：Introduction to the Viruses 233
Chapter 24：Nonenveloped DNA Viruses 245
Chapter 25：Enveloped DNA Viruses 255
Chapter 26：Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D （Delta） Viruses 273
Chapter 27：Positive-strand RNA Viruses 283
Chapter 28：Retroviruses and AIDS 293
Chapter 29：Negative-strand RNA Viruses 309
Chapter 30：Double-stranded RNA Viruses：Reoviridae 323
Chapter 31：Unconventional Infectious Agents 327
UNIT Ⅴ Clinical Microbiology Review 331
Chapter 32：Quick Review of Clinically Important Microorganisms 331
Chapter 33：Disease Summaries 367
Chapter 34：Illustrated Case Studies 393
Index 419