特拉诺、切丝编著的《微生物学基础（第8版影印版）》的内容重点是微生物学基本原理，侧重于医、药和卫生方面应用的微生物学，适当地介绍了近年来微生物学领域乃至整个生命科学界所获得的重大成果，并适时适量地、以不同的形式介绍了一些新的技术和进展。

本书是教育部高等教育司推荐的“国外优秀生命科学教学用书”，内容简明、文字流畅，书中的图表与文相得益彰。每章开头安排有大纲和摘要，结尾附有小结、思考题、讨论题和参考文献。

CHAPTER 1 The Main Themes of Microbiology

CHAPTER 2 The Chemistry of Biology

CHAPTER 3 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

CHAPTER 4 A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

CHAPTER 5 A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

CHAPTER 6 An Introduction to Viruses

CHAPTER 7 Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

CHAPTER 8 An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of Life

CHAPTER 9 Microbial Genetics

CHAPTER 10 Genetic Engineering: A Revolution in Molecular Biology

CHAPTER 11 Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

CHAPTER 12 Drugs, Microbes, Host--The Elements of Chemotherapy

CHAPTER 13 Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

CHAPTER 14 An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

CHAPTER 15 Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

CHAPTER 16 Disorders in Immunity

CHAPTER 17 Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections