Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society

However, it appears somewhat unsatisfactory to the medically oriented microbiologist, in spite of the first four chapters. There are no articles on ecology, isolation and identification in the routine laboratory, antigenic structure, and pathogenicity (the latter is treated only in the second chapter for P. aeruginosa). Maybe this was not the intention of the editors; however, in view of the first four chapters, one may expect, in spite of the title, some more material on Pseudomonas. Alternatively, the "nonbiochemical" and "nongenetic" chapters could have been left out. Thus, the format of the book is problematical. Since its contents are so valuable, it is to be hoped that a new edition will be either enlarged or shortened. Preferred by most, I am sure, would be the first alternative.