Preface

     The idea behind this work was to simplify an introduction to medical microbiology for my students. Also, I tried to translate many terms into easy understandable arabic language. It should be mentioned that these pages give only very short outlines and the reader is referred to many textbooks and web sites. I hope this effort will make it easier for students to cover the subject.
I'm very grateful to every person in HAFR ALBATTIN (K.S.A) BRANCH of the TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH TRAINING.
     I wish to thank Mr. ABDUL KAREEM AL-SHAMMARY (the executive manager) for his constant support and encouragement. Also I wish to express my gratitude to our leaders Professor Dr. ZAID AL-ZAMEL and Professor Dr. HAMMED ALGHAMDY, we enjoy the good work environment under their leadership.
Sincere appreciation and warmest thanks are extended to the many people on the websites who allowed me to use their work. Finally but most importantly I wish to thank Professor Dr. DENNIS KUNKEL, Ph.D. for his permission to use his outstanding images which made these pages possible.