Microbiology and Immunology

Microorganisms have proved to be much more important to mankind than what could be thought of them earlier. During past few years application of microorganisms to human life have enhanced tremendously. Keeping in view such developments, the present project has been taken. Microbiology therefore includes the study of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. In practice, majority of microbiology is concerned with bacteria and/or viruses although eukaryotic microbiology is also a very important branch of microbiology. Immunology is the study of how the body protects itself from microbes that cause infectious disease and tumors. Immunologists perform many of the same roles as microbiologists. They also develop new vaccines, create novel antibiotics and improved therapies for inflammatory diseases. As a graduate of immunology, Immunology and microbiology both explore how microorganisms influence the health of humans, plants and animals. Immunology is the branch of biomedical science that encloses the study of structure and function of the immune system in all organisms. Immune system plays the most important role in understanding the diseases and also protects us from infections by different types of diffence. Immunology includes all physical, chemical and biological reactions of the organism against the foreign substances. Immune system is divided into two types: innate immunity and adaptive immunity. Adaptive immunity further divided into two types that is humoral and cell mediated immunity. The present book is designed to cater the needs of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Pharmacy. The basic concept of disease, host-pathogen interaction, diagnosis of disease, and chemotherapy and antimicrobials are discussed concisely for the better understanding of the students and form a source material to the teachers.