A Textbook of Pharmaceutical Microbiology (With Experiments)

Textbook of Pharmaceutical Mircobiology is meant for B. Pharmacy curriculum as suggested by AICTE. This book is also essential for pharmacy students because of its relevance in pharmaceutical industry, particularly in manufacturing of parenteral products, ophthalmic products, vaccines, etc., and their aseptic processing and sterilization. This book contains five sections divided into twelve chapters. Section A deals with the scope, history and classification of microorganisms. Sections В and C describe the nutrients and isolation of microorganisms, microbial genetics and sterilization techniques. Section D details the basics of immunology and microbial assays and Section E contains experiments. The book covers the following topics: • Microorganism structure, their classification and functions and microbial genetics. • Sterilization processes in laboratory as well as in hospitals. • Staining techniques of bacteria. • Basics of immunology: history, different antibody classes, antigen-antibody reactions, hypersensitivity reactions, and immunological tolerance. • Genetransfer, replication, transcription and translation processes.