Practical Microbiology: 0 - Hardcover

PRACTICAL MICROBIOLOGY-for qualifying an examination, a microbiology student has to get through theory & practical exams separately. Though a large number of theory books in microbiology are available, no good book covering practical aspects is available. Keeping in view the above, a simple and comprehensive book on practical aspects of all sections of microbiology has been devised. This book has been divided into nine parts that include general bacteriology, serology/immunology, parasitology, systemic bacteriology, mycology, virology, recent advances, spots and appendices. Each practical exercise ends with important questions and their answers which help the student to prepare for theory, practical and viva voce examination. This book is meant for MBBS, BDS, BSc, BSc MLT, MSc, MSc MLT, MD Microbiology students and technical staff of medical (clinical) laboratories. It is a bench book containing well tried methods. This will also help the students preparing for postgraduate entrance examination.1 general bacteriology. 2 serology/immunology. 3 parasitology. 4 systemic bacteriology. 5 mycology. 6 virology. 7 recent advances. 8 spots. 9 appendices.

Dr. Bharti Arora, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Agarsen Medical College, Agroha, Hisar has six years of experience of teaching of medical students. She has worked in all fields of microbiology. She has done fellowships atAIIMS, New Delhi and PGI, Chandigarh. She has published a review article in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology and has contributed significantly in the Textbook of Microbiology and Medical Parasitology by the second author. She is a life member of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. Dr. D.R. Arora, M.D., Ph.D., M.N.A.M.S., Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Agarsen Medical College, Agroha, Hisar (India); Lead Assessor, National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), New Delhi (India); formerly Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (India) has 36 years of teaching experience in microbiology including parasitology to medical, dental and postgraduate students. Besides conducting and supervising research in microbiology, he has published 150 research articles in several national and international journals of repute. The results of his research on malaria parasites, and Klebsiella pneumoniae have been cited in World Health Organization WHO/MALI83.10003 and Topley and Wilsons Microbiology and Microbial Infections, Vol. 2, 9th edition, 1998, respectively. In addition, he has authored Textbook of Microbiology, Textbook of Microbiology for Dental Students, Medical Parasitology and Microbiology for Nurses and Allied Sciences. He has also contributed a chapter on AIDS in the Manual of Skin Diseases by Jam & Deshore. He has supervised a number of postgraduate students of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery examinations. In appreciation of outstanding research carried out by him in India on bacteriocins of Klebsiella pneumoniae, he was awarded Smt. Kunti Mehrotra Award of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists in 1983. In recognition of significant contribution for the advancement of medical sciences he was elected Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) in 1985. He has been a Visiting Professor at University of Mauritius in 1989. He was awarded WHO fellowship on Laboratory Aspects of HIV/AIDS and STD at Community Health Surveillance and Laboratories Administration, Baltimore, Maryland (USA) in 1992. He was honoured by Indian Medical Association, Kaithal (Haryana) on the eve of Doctors Day on 1.7.1999. He has been examiner for B.D.S., M.B.B.S., M.D., and Ph.D. microbiology of a number of universities. He is an active member of several scientific societies. He has also chaired sessions and delivered special lectures at a number of symposia/seminars in India and abroad. On behalf of NABL, he has inspected a number of laboratories in the country for accreditation.