Topley and Wilson's Principles of Bacteriology, Virology and Immunity

The latest edition of a classic account, suitable for postgraduate students, teachers and researchers interested in the diseases of man and animals. The work, which now comprises five volumes (the first four correspond essentially to the respective volumes of the 7th edition the fifth is an index) has compressed the historical material under the press of new information, and curtailed some purely veterinary discussion, giving prominence to organisms and diseases of the greatest scientific interest, and to the actual and potential interrelationships between human and animal diseases caused by the same or similar organisms. It retains substantial accounts of diseases, such as diphtheria and plague, that are now uncommon in affluent countries but were the subject of classical studies in the past and still occur in less developed areas. Specifically, volume 1 is a general introduction to bacteriology and immunity, volume 2 gives systematic accounts of the various genera and species of bacteria, volume 3 describes individual bacterial diseases, and volume 4 is devoted to virology. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.