《生物学、生物技术和医学中的细菌》是一本基础广泛的纯细菌学和应用细菌学教科书。本书用清晰的语言编写，最新的文字让读者了解当前文献的新观点和新发展。本书主要面向生物学、生物技术、医学、兽医学、药理学、微生物学、食品科学、环境科学和农业等专业的本科生和研究生，不假设读者事先具备细菌知识。

第六版进行了广泛的更新；许多文字是新的，或重新编写的，有许多新的参考文献。附录中描述了70多个细菌属，按字母顺序排列。交叉引用和详细的索引，最大限度地提高了数据的可获得性。

Bacteria in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine  is a broadly based textbook of pure and applied bacteriology. Written in clear language, the up-to-date text gives readers access to new ideas and developments in the current literature. The book is intended primarily for undergraduates and postgraduates in biology, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary science, pharmacology, microbiology, food science, environmental science and agriculture; no prior knowledge of bacteria is assumed.

The sixth edition has been extensively updated; much of the text is new, or re-written, and there are many new references. Over 70 genera of bacteria, listed alphabetically, are described in the Appendix. Cross-references and a detailed index, maximise the accessibility of data.