Essential Microbiology for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science

Pharmaceutical microbiology is a fundamentally different subject from clinical or biomedical microbiology. Whilst it has at its heart the science of microbiology and requires a full understanding of microbial structure and function, the applications are unique to the subject and include topics such as the manufacture of microbiologically sterile medicines, their subsequent protection against microbial contamination and spoilage, detection of hazardous microorganisms in medicines and antibiotics’ manufacture and assay. Essential Microbiology for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science is not intended to give a comprehensive coverage of the whole subject of microbiology but instead to be an easily digestible outline of the most important features as applied to pharmacy and pharmaceutical science. Concepts are explained using colour diagrams, tables and figures wherever possible.  It is an essential study guide for undergraduates studying microbiology modules on degree courses in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. Written by two pharmacists each with over 30 years’ experience of teaching, research and publishing in pharmaceutical microbiology, it distils the subject down into the essential elements that pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists need to know in order to practice their profession, and covers all the microbiology components of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s indicative syllabus that is at the core of every pharmacy degree. Essential study guide for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students Information displayed in easy to assimilate format with numerous explanatory diagrams Full colour throughout Companion website with further reading, MCQs and further information to expand the text. Written by highly regarded academics with over 30 years each in research, teaching and publishing Covers all the microbiology components of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s indicative syllabus

Preface vii Part I Characteristics of microorganisms Chapter 1 The microbial world 3 Chapter 2 Handling and growing microorganisms 11 Chapter 3 Bacterial structure and function 21 Chapter 4 Mycology: the study of fungi 33 Chapter 5 Protozoa 43 Chapter 6 Viruses and viral infections 49 Chapter 7 Characteristics of other microorganisms and infectious agents 57 Part II Microorganisms and the treatment of infections Chapter 8 Infection and immunity 65 Chapter 9 The selection and use of antibiotics 79 Chapter 10 Antibacterial antibiotics 87 Chapter 11 Antifungal agents 95 Chapter 12 Antiviral agents 103 Chapter 13 Antibiotic resistance 117 Chapter 14 Antibiotic stewardship 127 Part III Microorganisms and the manufacture of medicines Chapter 15 Bioburdens: counting, detecting and identifying microorganisms 137 Chapter 16 Antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives 149 Chapter 17 The manufacture of medicines: product contamination and preservation 161 Chapter 18 The design of sterilization processes 175 Chapter 19 Sterilization methods 183 Chapter 20 The use of microorganisms in the manufacture of medicines 197 Index 209

Geoffrey Hanlon and Norman Hodges School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK

“As a quick review for budding pharmaceutical chemists who are learning pharmaceutical microbiology, this book could be useful. It is generally well written and presents a brief outline of the topics that it seeks to cover.”  ( Doody’s, 21 June 2013)