This textbook from Wolters Kluwer is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by R. Vasanthakumari, written for undergraduate medical students studying microbiology (माइक्रोबायोलॉजी). The author's stated starting point is a practical one: the enormous spread of modern microbiology appears daunting to many young students pressed for time, and the book was written to fulfil the need for a text that is comprehensive yet student-friendly. It fulfils the requirements of the syllabus for undergraduate medical students as recommended for medical courses in India, and covers the subject in five sections — General Microbiology, Immunology, Systemic Microbiology (which includes bacteriology, virology and mycology), Clinical and Applied Microbiology, and Parasitology. This edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the second edition. The addition of the fifth section is the meaningful change between editions: the earlier edition covered the subject in four sections, and Parasitology has been added in the third, which means a student is not sent to a separate parasitology book for that portion of the syllabus. The separate Clinical and Applied Microbiology section is also worth noting — it groups the clinical material rather than scattering it, which suits students revising for applied and case-based questions. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script)
Written by R. Vasanthakumari, published by Wolters Kluwer
Third edition — thoroughly revised and updated from the second
Written to the undergraduate medical syllabus as per MCI recommendations
Organised in five clear sections rather than a single running sequence
Section 1 — General Microbiology
Section 2 — Immunology
Section 3 — Systemic Microbiology, covering bacteriology, virology and mycology
Section 4 — Clinical and Applied Microbiology, grouped in one place
Section 5 — Parasitology, newly added in this edition
No separate parasitology book needed alongside it
Written deliberately for students short of time — comprehensive but not overwhelming
Student-friendly presentation throughout
Published by Wolters Kluwer, an international medical publisher
Suitable for MBBS undergraduate students
वोल्टर्स क्लूवर द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Textbook of Microbiology' का यह तृतीय संस्करण डॉ. आर. वसंतकुमारी द्वारा लिखा गया है। लेखिका का मानना है कि आधुनिक माइक्रोबायोलॉजी का विस्तार समय की कमी से जूझ रहे विद्यार्थियों के लिए भारी पड़ सकता है — इसी आवश्यकता को ध्यान में रखकर यह पुस्तक व्यापक होते हुए भी विद्यार्थी-अनुकूल रखी गई है। यह स्नातक चिकित्सा विद्यार्थियों के निर्धारित पाठ्यक्रम की आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करती है और विषय को पाँच खंडों में प्रस्तुत करती है — जनरल माइक्रोबायोलॉजी, इम्यूनोलॉजी, सिस्टमिक माइक्रोबायोलॉजी (जिसमें बैक्टीरियोलॉजी, वायरोलॉजी एवं माइकोलॉजी सम्मिलित हैं), क्लिनिकल एवं एप्लाइड माइक्रोबायोलॉजी तथा पैरासाइटोलॉजी। यह संस्करण द्वितीय संस्करण का पूर्णतः संशोधित एवं अद्यतन रूप है। उल्लेखनीय है कि पिछले संस्करण में विषय चार खंडों में था और इस संस्करण में पैरासाइटोलॉजी का खंड नया जोड़ा गया है, जिससे विद्यार्थी को अलग से पैरासाइटोलॉजी की पुस्तक लेने की आवश्यकता नहीं रहती। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
