A Text - Book of Bacteriology

A Textbook of Bacteriology, Fourth Edition provides information pertinent to the medical aspects of bacteriology. This book presents the importance of sulfonamide compounds in the treatment of many bacterial diseases. Organized into three parts encompassing 38 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the salient features of the development of bacteriology. This text then explores the food requirements of the bacteria as well as the elements necessary for the synthesis of the bacterial protoplasm. Other chapters consider the numerous and complex factors involved in the reproduction of bacteria. This book discusses as well the presence of antitoxins in the serum of an individual, which is an indication of increased resistance to infection with the homologous organism. The final chapter deals with serological reactions that are most widely used, namely, agglutination, precipitation, and complement-fixation. This book is a valuable resource for medical students, physicists, bacteriologists, chemists, biochemists, and research workers.

Preface to First EditionPreface to Fourth EditionPart I General Bacteriology I. Historical Survey II. The Morphology of Bacteria III. The Biology of Bacteria IV. The Cultivation of Bacteria V. The Multiplication of Bacteria VI. The Destruction of Bacteria VII. Chemotherapy VIII. Infection IX. Immunity X. Antigens, Antibodies and their Reactions XI. Hypersensitiveness: Anaphylaxis, Idiosyncrasy and Allergy XII. The Classification of Bacteria XIII. Bacteriology and MedicinePart II Systematic Bacteriology XIV. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus and Sarcina XV. Streptococcus XVI. Pneumococcus: Pneumonia XVII. Neisseria: Gonorrhoea: Meningitis XVIII. Organisms of the Coli-Typhoid-Dysentery Group: Genus Bacterium XIX. The Friedlander Group and Genus Proteus XX. Pasteurella: Plague XXI. Brucella: Undulant Fever: Tularæmia XXII. Hæmophilus and Associated Organisms: Whooping-Cough XXIII. Corynebacterium: Diphtheria XXIV. Mycobacterium: Tuberculosis: Leprosy XXV. Vibrio: Cholera: Spirillum XXVI. Pfeifferella: Glanders: Melioidosis XXVII. Actinomyces: Actinomycosis: Madura Disease XXVIII. Bacillus: Anthrax XXIX. Clostridium: Tetanus: Gas Gangrene: Botulism XXX. Miscellaneous Genera: Pseudomonas: Lactobacillus: Fusieormis XXXI. Spirochætes: Syphilis: Yaws: Weil's Disease: Seven-Day Fever: Relapsing Fever: Vincent's Angina XXXII. Filterable Viruses XXXIII. The Rickettsiæ; XXXIV. Baoteriophage XXXV. Bacteriology of Water, Milk and Shell-FishPart III General Technique XXXVI. The Microscope: Staining Methods XXXVII. Preparation of Culture Media XXXVIII. Serological TechniqueIndex