Hugo and Russell's : Pharmaceutical Microbiology -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface to the Seventh edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Part 1: Biology of Microorganisms -- 1: Introduction to pharmaceutical microbiology -- 2: Fundamental features of microbiology -- 3: Bacteria -- 4: Fungi -- 5: Viruses -- 6: Protozoa -- 7: Principles of microbial pathogenicity and epidemiology -- Part 2: Antimicrobial Agents -- 8: Basic aspects of the structure and functioning of the immune system -- 9: Vaccination and immunization -- 10: Types of antibiotics and synthetic antimicrobial agents -- 11: Laboratory evaluation of antimicrobial agents -- 12: Mechanisms of action of antibiotics and synthetic anti-infective agents -- 13: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics -- 14: Clinical uses of antimicrobial drugs -- Part 3: Microbiological Aspects of Pharmaceutical Processing -- 15: Ecology of microorganisms as it affects the pharmaceutical industry -- 16: Microbial spoilage, infection risk and contamination control -- 17: Chemical disinfectants, antiseptics and preservatives -- 18: Non-antibiotic antibacterial agents: mode of action and resistance -- 19: Sterile pharmaceutical products -- 20: Sterilization procedures and sterility assurance -- 21: Factory and hospital hygiene -- 22: Manufacture of antibiotics -- 23: The manufacture and quality control of immunological products -- 24: Pharmaceutical biotechnology -- 25: Additional applications of microorganisms in the pharmaceutical sciences -- Index.