Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt.1. Introducing pharmaceutical microbiology -- pt. 2. Biology of microorganisms -- pt. 3. Pathogens and host responses -- pt. 4. Prescribing therapeutics and infection control -- pt. 5. Contamination and infection control -- pt. 6. Pharmaceutical production -- pt. 7. Current trends and new directions.

Pharmaceutical microbiology has a bearing on all aspects of pharmacy, from the manufacture and quality control of pharmaceutical products through to an understanding of the mode of action of antibiotics. Fully revised and restructured, drawing on the contributions of subject experts, and including material relevant to the European curricula in pharmacy, the eighth edition covers: biology of micro-organismspathogens and host responseprescribing therapeuticscontamination and infection controlpharmaceutical productioncurrent trends and new.

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface to the First Edition -- Prefaceto the Ninth Edition -- About the Companion Website -- Part 1 Introducing Pharmaceutical Microbiology -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Microbiology -- 1.1 Pharmaceutical Microbiology: Microorganisms and Medicines -- 1.1.1 The Discipline of Pharmaceutical Microbiology -- 1.1.2 Microorganisms and Medicines -- 1.2 Scope and Content of the Book -- Part 2 Biology of Microorganisms -- Chapter 2 Fundamental Features of Microbiology -- 2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Viruses, Viroids and Prions -- 2.1.2 Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes -- 2.2 Naming of Microorganisms -- 2.3 Microbial Metabolism -- 2.4 Microbial Cultivation -- 2.4.1 Culture Media -- 2.4.2 Cultivation Methods -- 2.4.3 Planktonic and Sessile (Biofilm) Growth -- 2.5 Enumeration of Microorganisms -- 2.6 Microbial Genetics -- 2.6.1 Bacteria -- 2.6.2 Eukaryotes -- 2.6.3 Genetic Variation and Gene Expression -- 2.7 Pharmaceutical Importance of the Major Categories of Microorganisms -- 2.8 Preservation of Microorganisms -- Chapter 3 Bacteria -- 3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 Bacterial Diversity and Ubiquity -- 3.2 Bacterial Ultrastructure -- 3.2.1 Cell Size and Shape -- 3.2.2 Cellular Components -- 3.2.3 Cell Surface Components -- 3.3 Biofilms -- 3.4 Bacterial Sporulation -- 3.4.1 Endospore Structure -- 3.4.2 Endospore Formation -- 3.4.3 Endospore Germination -- 3.5 Bacterial Toxins -- 3.6 Bacterial Reproduction and Growth Kinetics -- 3.6.1 Multiplication and Division Cycle -- 3.6.2 Population Growth -- 3.6.3 Growth and Genetic Exchange -- 3.7 Environmental Factors that Influence Growth and Survival

3.7.1 Physicochemical Factors that Affect Growth and Survival of Bacteria -- 3.7.2 Nutrition and Growth -- 3.8 Detection, Identification and Characterisation of Organisms of Pharmaceutical and Medical Significance -- 3.8.1 Culture Techniques -- 3.8.2 Microscopy -- 3.8.3 Biochemical Testing and Rapid Identification -- 3.8.4 Molecular Approaches to Identification -- 3.8.5 Pharmaceutically and Medically Relevant Microorganisms -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Fungi -- 4.1 What Are Fungi? -- 4.2 Structure of the Fungal Cell -- 4.3 Medical Significance of Fungi -- 4.4 Antifungal Therapy

4.4.1 Polyene Antifungals -- 4.4.2 Azole Antifungals -- 4.4.3 Echinocandins -- 4.4.4 Synthetic Antifungal Agents -- 4.5 Medically Important Fungal Pathogens of Humans -- 4.5.1 Candida albicans -- 4.5.2 Aspergillus fumigatus -- 4.5.3 Histoplasma capsulatum -- 4.5.4 Cryptococcus neoformans -- 4.5.5 Dermatophytes -- 4.6 Emerging Fungal Pathogens -- 4.6.1 Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- 4.6.2 Non-albicans Candida Species -- 4.6.3 Penicillium marneffei -- 4.7 Antibiotic Production by Fungi -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents: Characteristics and Control

5.1 Introduction