Richard A. Harvey, Cynthia Nau Cornelissen and Bruce D. Fisher’s Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews – Microbiology, published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, is a comprehensive book for students who have opted for the subject in various courses. It comprises of over 400 full-coloured illustrations and extensive summaries. A large number of case studies and questions to encourage USMLE preparation, updated CDC data, outline format, review questions for each chapter, and section on clinical case studies with 4-colour illustrations are the other highlights of this book. The five units discussed in this book are The Microbial World, Bacteria, Fungi and Parasites, Viruses, and Clinical Microbiology Review. All concepts are explained in simple and lucid language for better comprehension.