The second book in a four-part series, this text is an in-depth review of state-of-the-art molecular detection and identification methods for human bacterial pathogens. With each chapter written by scientists with expertise in respective human pathogen research, this book is an authoritative summary of biology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of major human bacterial pathogens. This book is a handy textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in medical, veterinary, and food microbiology, and contains approximately 750 figures and 750 tables for better comprehension. Topics in this text include classification, morphology and biology, epidemiology, genomics, and diagnoses.