The second edition Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles, and Practice takes an innovative approach to the dramatic and exciting advances in diagnostic microbiology. A diverse team of editors presents an authoritative and comprehensive cutting-edge text. Provides complete coverage of the principles and applications of molecular microbiology as they pertain to infectious diseases Summarizes the basic scientific theory underlying molecular diagnostics Integrates pharmacogenetics and other ancillary fields into the context of infectious diseases Completely updated and revised from the first edition