Books in Microbiology and virology

Elsevier's Microbiology & Virology collection provides comprehensive coverage of viruses and microorganisms, addressing their impact on human, animal, and plant health. It includes topics such as prevention, treatment, and research of viral diseases like coronaviruses, flaviviruses, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. The collection delves into fields like Bacteriology, Mycology, and Microbial genetics, focusing on their roles in environmental, agricultural, and health-related contexts. This resource serves as a vital tool for scientists, facilitating the study of viruses and microorganisms and enabling the development of effective strategies for infectious disease prevention, diagnosis, and control.

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Infectious Diseases and Public Health

2nd Edition
October 1, 2029
Davidson H. Hamer + 4 more
English

Infectious Diseases and Public Health examines the substantial gains made in public health interventions, the rise in recent decades of a worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, increasing antimicrobial resistance, the emergence of many new bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens, and the economic, social, and political burden of infectious diseases. Given the constantly evolving field of infectious diseases and their continued impact on the health of populations, especially in resource-limited areas of the world, this updated book is very much needed. Students in public health, biomedical professionals, clinicians, public health practitioners, and decisions makers all will find this information relevant to the control and prevention of neglected and emerging diseases worldwide.

Encyclopedia of Microbiology

5th Edition
June 1, 2027
Thomas M. Schmidt
English

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Fifth Edition, provides a complete, up-to-date resource for scientists, students and professionals seeking to connect and elucidate the many contemporary issues involving the microbial world. Microbes are the most abundant and diverse form of life on Earth. They maintain the planet’s atmosphere, drive essential processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and have formed intimate relationships with all plants and animals. Recent technological advances provide new windows into the world of microbes and the complex communities in which they live. As a result, we have begun to appreciate the contributions of microbes to human and environmental health. The primary goal of Encyclopedia of Microbiology is to provide overviews of the microbiological concepts and approaches that are needed to understand the impact of microbes on human health, biotechnology, and the maintenance of a habitable planet. Numerous conceptual and methodological advances have been made in recent years, and the Covid19 pandemic focused new attention on the global power of microbes. The fifth edition covers this all with new chapters on topics such as the development of live biotherapeutic products and vaccines, including the regulatory matters that influence them, the environmental release of engineered microbes, host-associated and environmental microbiomes, single-cell and nanoscale approaches to studying microbes. In addition to gaining the conceptual framework for addressing topics in microbiology, readers of the 5th edition can benefit from up-to-date links to the primary literature and from graphical abstracts designed to be a valuable resource for teaching and learning.

Zoonoses and Zoonotic Diseases: A Comprehensive Reference

1st Edition
September 1, 2026
Richard Anthony Kock
English

Zoonotic Diseases - Human-Animal-Environment Nexus is a much needed, foundational reference on what is known of zoonotic disease, combining contemporary understanding of impactful zoonoses with factual, in-depth analysis of origins for ~700 other human pathogens, established or emergent, that are not ongoing zoonoses but are believed to have zoonotic origins. The work focusses on providing the context and importance of the subjects in contemporary science. Attention is given to the limitations of current data, and an attempt is made to progress ontologies in the light of modern genomic understanding and knowledge of disease processes. The state of knowledge on zoonosis and zoonotic origin human pathogens is weak, and disease narratives reflect this. The Global Burden of Disease project, for example, did not discriminate zoonosis or zoonotic origin disease in any meaningful way within its analysis. From available reviews, it is estimated that 99 percent of human zoonoses cases are derived directly or indirectly from domestic animals. This exposure may cause ~2.5 billion cases of human illness annually, 2.4 billion of which are caused by mostly thirteen diseases, of which nine also have a high impact on livestock and, therefore, human economy. Whilst some 60% of human infectious diseases (~900 pathogens) are suggested to have zoonotic origins, for most of them, animal source is no longer of any significance. Occasionally, spill overs still occur, resulting in new emergent human pathogens such as, apparently, the coronavirus causing COVID 19 which now circulates independently in the human population. Phylogenetics and genomics provide a new pathway for exploring relationships between organisms and their evolution, and this is enabling a more accurate examination of emergence of pathogens and their hosts. The frequency of emergence of infectious diseases has been reported to be increasing, posing new questions about disease pathogenesis and epidemiology in the modern world. If true, this heightens the urgency of understanding drivers, risk factors, pathways and mechanisms for emergence. Moving agendas forward requires careful analysis of the state of science in this field. This work is a first step and a point of reference for science and society in the field. It enables focus on key pathways and processes, future data needs from the nexus and the most appropriate interventions and actions supported by current evidence.

Rabies

5th Edition
June 1, 2026
Alan C. Jackson + 1 more
English

"Rabies: The Scientific Basis of the Disease and its Management, Fifth Edition" is an authoritative reference on the current status of rabies, including the virological, clinical, and public health aspects of the disease. The Fifth Edition updates this classic reference with comprehensive coverage of the molecular virology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, immunology, treatment, epidemiology, and public health management of rabies. The book also covers “One Health” as it relates to rabies from concept to application and addresses the global impact and setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic. Completely updated and revised, "Rabies, Fifth Edition", provides physicians, veterinarians, public health advisors, epidemiologists, and research scientists with a single source for authoritative and up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of this fatal infectious virus.

Emerging Infectious Diseases

2nd Edition
Volume 3
April 1, 2026
Onder Ergonul + 3 more
English

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies, Second Edition, Volume Three, is an easy-to-use, extraordinarily informative text that belongs on every clinician’s shelf. The book elegantly synthesizes the clinical, microbiologic and epidemiologic information that is critical for patient diagnosis and for use in recognizing and mitigating outbreaks. The book presents cases with discussions that fill in the gaps on critical topics. Discussions on pathogenesis provide detailed microbiological information on each infection in a “teaching” style, thus making this resource interesting for a very broad audience.

Role of Microbes in Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Management

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
Sughosh Madhav + 3 more
English

"Role of Microbes in Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Management" aims to explore microbial ecology and its impact on ecosystem processes as well as highlight the latest advancements in the application of microbes in environmental management and other industries. The first section of the book provides an overview of microbes in their natural environments, highlighting their role in soil health, carbon cycling, waste degradation, and plant-microbe interactions. It also delves into the influence of microbes on weathering, erosion, and climate change, as well as their crucial role in ecosystem regulation and the restoration of degraded ecosystems. The second section focuses on the role of microbes in environmental management strategies. It discusses the role of microbes as biological indicators of pollution, in biogeochemical cycling, and in sustainable development. It also explores the practical applications of utilizing microbes in environmental bioremediation, as biocontrol agents, and for advanced microbial technologies in agriculture practices, food industries, energy production, mining, and healthcare. "Role of Microbes in Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Management" is a comprehensive resource for researchers, faculty, postgraduate students, and industry professionals with a keen interest in microbial ecology and microbial-based product development.

Harnessing Quorum Quenching for Disease Management

1st Edition
February 1, 2026
Arpita Roy + 2 more
English

“Harnessing Quorum Quenching for Disease Management” explores the process of quorum quenching in disrupting bacterial cell communication and how this mechanism can be utilized in the medical field. This book provides a detailed overview of quorum quenching and quorum sensing, delving into the key aspects of this process including the enzymatic mechanisms and methods available to study these. It covers quorum quenching applications, including the regulation of virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance and disease treatment, and the use of quorum quenching bacteria for medical intervention. It also considers genetically modified organisms to produce quorum quenching enzymes, nanomaterials for optimizing quorum quenching, in silico technology and the impact of synthetic biology, closing with a discussion of the current limitations and future prospects for this field. This book is an ideal reference for researchers and advanced students with an interest in quorum quenching and quorum sensing working across a range of fields, including microbiology, cell biology, biomedicine, biochemistry, biotechnology and related areas.

Antibiotic Resistance and Nanotherapy

1st Edition
February 1, 2026
Awanish Kumar + 1 more
English

"Antibiotic Resistance and Nanotherapy" is a comprehensive guide that takes an interdisciplinary approach to address the pressing issue of antibiotic resistance and explores possibility of nanotherapy as a cutting-edge strategy to treat illnesses that are resistant to antibiotics, employing nanoparticles to target and kill bacteria selectively without damaging healthy cells. It details the underlying mechanisms of drug resistance in intracellular and extracellular pathogens and explores the latest advancements in nanotechnology, including the development of innovative nanomaterials and delivery systems that can be utilized to combat antibiotic-resistant infections. The book also tackles the ethical and practical challenges associated with implementing nanotherapy for bacterial resistance. Featuring contributions from experts in the field, "Antibiotic Resistance and Nanotherapy" is an essential resource for researchers, medical professionals, and policymakers seeking to understand and tackle the immediate threat posed by antibiotic resistance

Drug Discovery in the Microbiome

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Amelia Palermo + 1 more
English

Drug Discovery in the Microbiome: Discovery and translation of microbiome therapeutics provides a comprehensive outlook on novel therapeutic opportunities arising from microbiome research. This book also tackles aspects that uniquely pertain to the development and translation of therapeutics targeting the microbiome. Recent research has pointed to the microbiome as the largest untapped druggable space residing within the human body, which offers an unprecedented opportunity for the development of effective and well tolerated therapeutics. The coverage includes 30 chapters, grouped into seven main parts. Included are topics pertaining microbiome science, such as: the foundations of the human microbiome field and the lates state-of-the-art translational research approaches, intervention types, intervention personalization, and integration of the microbiome into a coherent model of inter-organ and system-scale interactions within the host. The book also covers novel bioinformatic and data modeling strategies for integrating microbiome data at the systems level, for facilitating data interpretation, for streamlining the development of precision prebiotic, probiotic, dietary, and small molecule interventions targeting the microbiome. Finally, it includes expert opinions on the reassessment of traditional drug development standards and practices in the context of the gut microbiome. Pharmacologists, pharmaceutical scientists and microbiologists will benefit from the foundations of microbiome science, and the development of therapeutics targeting the microbiome. The authors highlight the need for an end-to-end reassessment of the drug development pipeline, including preclinical and clinical trial design, drug-drug, drug-microbe, and drug-diet interaction assessments (i.e., context-dependent interactions), and regulatory standards. Clinicians involved in microbiome therapeutics will also benefit from the breadth of coverage in this book.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, Animals, and the Environment

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Kunal Ranjan + 3 more
English

"Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, Animals, and the Environment: One Health Approach" examines the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with a specific focus on the interconnectedness between animal, human, and environmental health. The book details the origin, evolution and ecology of AMR and its updated epidemiology. It discusses the transmission of antimicrobial resistance between humans, animals, and the environment. It delves into the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance development and epidemiology in human and animal health; the different challenges in treating antimicrobial-resistant infections including rapid diagnosis and the development of new antimicrobial agents; and alternative strategies treating drug-resistant infections. "Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, Animals, and the Environment" is a useful comprehensive resource for researchers, academics postgraduate students, PhD students, early career researchers, and medical scientists in microbiology, infectious diseases, and biotechnology, public health professionals, clinical personnel treating AMR, or policymakers interested in implementing antimicrobial stewardship program in hospitals.