ABSTRACT

The Practical Handbook of Microbiology presents basic knowledge about working with microorganisms in a clear and concise form. It also provides in-depth information on important aspects of the field-from classical microbiology to genomics-in one easily accessible volume.This new edition retains the easy-to-use format of previous editions, with a lo

chapter 2|20 pages

Quantitation of Microorganisms

chapter 3|6 pages

Culturing and Preserving Microorganisms

chapter 4|16 pages

Stains for Light Microscopy

chapter 5|16 pages

Identication of Gram-Positive Organisms

chapter 7|6 pages

Plaque Assay for Bacteriophage

chapter 8|16 pages

Phage Identication of Bacteria

chapter 10|18 pages

Diagnostic Medical Microbiology

chapter 11|30 pages

Mechanisms of Action of Antibacterial Agents

chapter 12|14 pages

Mechanisms of Action of Antifungal Agents

chapter 13|14 pages

Mechanisms of Action of Antiviral Agents

chapter 14|10 pages

Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

chapter 16|10 pages

Bacterial Cell Breakage or Lysis

chapter 17|2 pages

Major Culture Collections and Sources

chapter 18|16 pages

Epidemiological Methods in Microbiology

chapter 19|14 pages

Business of Microbiology

chapter 20|14 pages

The Family Enterobacteriaceae

chapter 21|24 pages

The Genus Pseudomonas

chapter 22|8 pages

The Family Neisseriaceae

chapter 24|12 pages

The Genus Vibrio and Related Genera

chapter 26|18 pages

Streptococcus

chapter 27|38 pages

The Genus Bacillus

chapter 28|20 pages

Clostridium

chapter 29|18 pages

The Genus Corynebacterium

chapter 30|42 pages

The Actinobacteria

chapter 31|20 pages

The Family Rickettsiaceae

chapter 32|12 pages

Chlamydia

chapter 33|30 pages

Mycoplasma and Related Organisms

chapter 34|16 pages

The Genus Mycobacteria

chapter 35|14 pages

The Genus Legionella

chapter 36|14 pages

Haemophilus species

chapter 37|38 pages

Listeria

chapter 38|18 pages

The Genus Campylobacter

chapter 39|30 pages

The Genus Helicobacter

chapter 40|6 pages

The Genus Yersinia

chapter 41|22 pages

The Genus Bordetella

chapter 43|16 pages

Selected Zoonotic Pathogens

chapter 45|18 pages

Archaea

chapter 47|28 pages

Introduction to Bacteriophages

chapter 49|28 pages

Introduction to Parasites

chapter 50|26 pages

Fungi

chapter 51|24 pages

Introduction to Virology