Special Features ˜… First book of microbiology specifically designed for physiotherapy students ˜… 400+ Illustrations, Tables & Flowcharts covered ˜… Applied Microbiology included ˜… Applied Microbiology included ˜… 30+ Clinical Case Scenarios & Practicals covered ˜… Terminology of important microbiological terms included ˜… Perfect amalgamation of theory and clinical aspects Salient Features ˜… Learning Objectives indicate the competencies that a student will achieve after reading the chapter.˜… Chapter Outline provides a glimpse of the content discussed. ˜… Concept to Clinic box correlates the discussed topic with health care. ˜… Case Scenarios based on real-time cases have been summarized for better practical overview. ˜… Applied Aspect of the topic is given to emphasize its value in health care industry. ˜… Images and Flow Diagrams have been used to simplify the concepts for the students. ˜… Summarized one-liners at the end of every chapter for quick revision. ˜… Assess Yourself section has been included to help the students in assessing their understanding of the discussed topics. About the Author Anju Dhir PhD (Microbiology) is former Lecturer, Department of Microbiology at Shivalik Institute of Nursing, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. She is gold medalist in Microbiology. She has been in teaching profession for the last 25 years. Her thesis and research papers have been published in many national and international journals.