Chapter 1. Why study microbiology?
Chapter 2. Bacterial structure and taxonomy
Chapter 3. Bacterial physiology and genetics
Chapter 5. Pathogenesis of microbial disease
Chapter 6. Diagnostic microbiology and laboratory methods
Chapter 7. Antimicrobial chemotherapy
Chapter 8. The immune system and the oral cavity
Chapter 9. The immune response
Chapter 10. Immunity and infection
Chapter 11. Streptococci, staphylococci and enterococci
Chapter 12. Lactobacilli, corynebacteria and propionibacteria
Chapter 13. Actinomycètes, clostridia and Bacillus species
Chapter 14. Neisseriaceae, Veillonella, parvobacteria and Capnocytophaga
Chapter 16. Vibrios, Campylobacters and Wolinella
Chapter 17. Bacternides, Tannerella, Porphyromonas and Prevotella
Chapter 18. Fusobacteria, Leptotrichia and spirochaetes
Chapter 19. Mycobacteria and legionellae
Chapter 20. Chlamydiae, rickettsiae and mycoplasmas
Chapter 21. Viruses of relevance to dentistry
Chapter 22. Fungi of relevance to dentistry
Chapter 23. Infections of the respiratory tract
Chapter 24. Infections of the cardiovascular system
Chapter 25. Infections of the central nervous and locomotor systems
Chapter 26. Infections of the gastrointestinal tract
Chapter 27. Infections of the genitourinary tract
Chapter 28. Skin and wound infections
Chapter 30. Human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS and infections in compromised patients
Chapter 31. Oral microbiome and the oral ecosystem
Chapter 32. Microbiology of dental caries
Chapter 33. Microbiology of periodontal disease
Chapter 34. Dentoalveolar and endodontic infections
Chapter 35. Oral mucosal and salivary gland infections
Chapter 36. Principles of infection control
Chapter 38. Infection control procedures in dentistry: sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis
Glossary of terms and abbreviations