28 Structure CHAPTER CONTENTS Size & Shape of Viruses Viral Nucleic Acids Viral Capsid & Symmetry Viral Proteins Viral Envelope Atypical Virus-Like Agents Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE &…

22 Actinomycetes CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Actinomyces israelii Nocardia asteroides Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Actinomycetes are a family of bacteria that form long,…

20 Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Brucella Francisella Yersinia Pasteurella Bartonella Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Zoonoses…

31 Classification of Medically Important Viruses CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Classification DNA Viruses Parvoviruses Polyomaviruses Papillomaviruses Adenoviruses Hepadnaviruses Herpesviruses Poxviruses RNA Viruses Picornaviruses Hepeviruses Caliciviruses Reoviruses Flaviviruses Togaviruses Retroviruses Orthomyxoviruses…

30 Genetics & Gene Therapy CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Mutations Interactions Between Viruses Gene Therapy & Recombinant Vaccines Gene Therapy Recombinant Vaccines Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations…

26 Rickettsiae CHAPTER CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Rickettsiae rickettsii Rickettsia prowazekii Coxiella burneti Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria; that is,…

6 Normal Flora CHAPTER CONTENTS Concept of Normal Flora Normal Flora of the Skin Normal Flora of the Respiratory Tract Normal Flora of the Intestinal Tract Normal Flora of the…