Today, diseases like plague, small pox, polio and rabies have been almost completely eradicated due to pharmaceutical microbiology. This book in the series on microbiology undertakes a look at the field of pharmaceutical microbiology. Describing what entails this field, it undertakes a discussion of studies in microbes of medical importance, as well as those that are capable of causing diseases in humans.

This book also delineates the subfields within this category, including microbial pathogenesis, epidemiology, pathology and immunology. Further, it also explores the principles, practices, tools and techniques involved in the field, looking into current trends and developments to make the book more relevant and uptodate.