"A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts, and illustrations" -- back cover.

Bacterial taxonomy -- Cell structures, virulence factors, and toxins -- Bacterial genetics -- Streptococcus -- Staphylococcus -- Bacillus and clostridium (spore-forming rods) - Corynebacterium and listeria (non-spore forming rods) -- Neisseria -- The enterics -- Hospital-acquired gram negatives -- Haemophilus, bordetella, and legionella -- Yersinia, francisella, brucella, and pasteurella -- Chlamydia, rickettsia, and friends -- Spirochetes -- Mycobacterium -- Mycoplasma -- Penicillin family antibiotics -- Anti-ribosomal antibiotics -- Anti-TB and anti-leprosy antibiotics -- Miscellaneous antibiotics -- The fungi -- Anti-fungal medications -- Viral replication and taxonomy -- Orthomyxo and paramyxoviridae -- Hepatitis viridae -- Retroviridae, HIV, and AIDS -- Herpesviridae -- Rest of the DNA viruses -- Rest of the RNA viruses -- Anti-viral medications -- Protozoans -- Helminths -- Prions -- Antimicrobial resistance: one step toward the post-antibiotic era? -- The Agents of bioterrorism -- Bioterrorism defense updates -- Atlas of microbiology.