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Table of Contents
  • Part 1 Basic Laboratory Techniques for Isolation, Cultivation, and Cultural Characterization of Microorganisms
  • 1. Culture Transfer Techniques 
  • 2. Techniques for Isolation of Pure Cultures
  • 3. Cultural Characteristics of Microorganisms
  • 4. Microscopic Examination of Stained Cell Preparations
  • 5. Microscopic Exami­na­tion of Living Microorganisms Using a Hanging-Drop Preparation or a Wet Mount
  • Part 3 Bacterial Staining
  • 6. Preparation of Bacterial Smears
  • 7. Simple Staining
  • 8. Negative Staining
  • 9. Gram Stain
  • 10. Acid-Fast Stain
  • 11. Differential Staining for Visualization of Bacterial Cell Structures
  • Part 4 Cultivation of Microorganisms: Nutritional and Physical Requirements, and Enumeration of Microbial Populations
  • 12. Nutritional Requirements: Media for the Routine Cultivation of Bacteria
  • 13. Use of Differential, Selective, and Enriched Media
  • 14. Physical Factors: Temperature
  • 15. Physical Factors: pH of the Extracellular Environment
  • 16. Physical Factors: Atmospheric Oxygen Requirements
  • 17. Techniques for the Cultivation of Anaerobic Microorganisms
  • 18. Serial Dilution—Agar Plate Procedure to Quantitate Viable Cells
  • 19. The Bacterial Growth Curve
  • Part 5 Biochemical Activities of Microorganisms
  • 20. Extracellular Enzymatic Activities of Microorganisms
  • 21. Carbohydrate Fermentation
  • 22. Triple Sugar—Iron Agar Test
  • 23. IMViC Test
  • 24. Hydrogen Sulfide Test
  • 25. Urease Test
  • 26. Litmus-Milk Reactions
  • 27. Nitrate Reduction Test
  • 28. Catalase Test
  • 29. Oxidase Test
  • 30. Utilization of Amino Acids
  • 31. Genus Identification of Unknown Bacterial Cultures
  • Part 6 The Protozoa
  • 32. Free-Living Protozoa
  • 33. Parasitic Protozoa
  • Part 7 The Fungi
  • 34. Cultivation and Morphology of Molds
  • 35. Yeast Morphology, Cultural Characteristics, and Reproduction
  • 36. Identification of Unknown Fungi
  • Part 8 The Viruses
  • 37. Cultivation and Enumeration of Bacteriophages
  • 38. Isolation of Coliphages from Raw Sewage
  • 39. Propagation of Isolated Bacteriophage Cultures
  • Part 9 Physical and Chemical Agents for the Control of Microbial Growth
  • 40. Physical Agents of Control: Moist Heat
  • 41. Physical Agents of Control: Electromagnetic Radiations
  • 42. Chemical Agents of Control: Chemotherapeutic Agents
  • 43. Determination of Penicillin Activity in the Presence and Absence of Penicillinase
  • 44. Chemical Agents of Control: Disinfectants and Antiseptics
  • Part 10 Microbiology of Food
  • 45. Microbiological Analysis of Food Products: Bacterial Count
  • 46. Microbial Fermentation
  • Part 11 Microbiology of Water
  • 47. Standard Qualitative Analysis of Water
  • 48. Quantitative Analysis of Water: Membrane Filter Method
  • Part 12 Microbiology of Soil
  • 49. Microbial Populations in Soil: Enumeration
  • 50. Isolation of Antibiotic-Producing Microorganisms and Determination of Antimicrobial Spectrum of Isolates
  • 51. Isolation of Pseudomonas Species by Means of the Enrichment Culture Technique

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      Publisher Pearson Education
      Published 5/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781292175782
      978-1292175782
      ISBN-10 1292175788
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      Medical microbiology and virology Science & Nature Biology, life sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      • Part 1 Basic Laboratory Techniques for Isolation, Cultivation, and Cultural Characterization of Microorganisms
      • 1. Culture Transfer Techniques 
      • 2. Techniques for Isolation of Pure Cultures
      • 3. Cultural Characteristics of Microorganisms
      • 4. Microscopic Examination of Stained Cell Preparations
      • 5. Microscopic Exami­na­tion of Living Microorganisms Using a Hanging-Drop Preparation or a Wet Mount
      • Part 3 Bacterial Staining
      • 6. Preparation of Bacterial Smears
      • 7. Simple Staining
      • 8. Negative Staining
      • 9. Gram Stain
      • 10. Acid-Fast Stain
      • 11. Differential Staining for Visualization of Bacterial Cell Structures
      • Part 4 Cultivation of Microorganisms: Nutritional and Physical Requirements, and Enumeration of Microbial Populations
      • 12. Nutritional Requirements: Media for the Routine Cultivation of Bacteria
      • 13. Use of Differential, Selective, and Enriched Media
      • 14. Physical Factors: Temperature
      • 15. Physical Factors: pH of the Extracellular Environment
      • 16. Physical Factors: Atmospheric Oxygen Requirements
      • 17. Techniques for the Cultivation of Anaerobic Microorganisms
      • 18. Serial Dilution—Agar Plate Procedure to Quantitate Viable Cells
      • 19. The Bacterial Growth Curve
      • Part 5 Biochemical Activities of Microorganisms
      • 20. Extracellular Enzymatic Activities of Microorganisms
      • 21. Carbohydrate Fermentation
      • 22. Triple Sugar—Iron Agar Test
      • 23. IMViC Test
      • 24. Hydrogen Sulfide Test
      • 25. Urease Test
      • 26. Litmus-Milk Reactions
      • 27. Nitrate Reduction Test
      • 28. Catalase Test
      • 29. Oxidase Test
      • 30. Utilization of Amino Acids
      • 31. Genus Identification of Unknown Bacterial Cultures
      • Part 6 The Protozoa
      • 32. Free-Living Protozoa
      • 33. Parasitic Protozoa
      • Part 7 The Fungi
      • 34. Cultivation and Morphology of Molds
      • 35. Yeast Morphology, Cultural Characteristics, and Reproduction
      • 36. Identification of Unknown Fungi
      • Part 8 The Viruses
      • 37. Cultivation and Enumeration of Bacteriophages
      • 38. Isolation of Coliphages from Raw Sewage
      • 39. Propagation of Isolated Bacteriophage Cultures
      • Part 9 Physical and Chemical Agents for the Control of Microbial Growth
      • 40. Physical Agents of Control: Moist Heat
      • 41. Physical Agents of Control: Electromagnetic Radiations
      • 42. Chemical Agents of Control: Chemotherapeutic Agents
      • 43. Determination of Penicillin Activity in the Presence and Absence of Penicillinase
      • 44. Chemical Agents of Control: Disinfectants and Antiseptics
      • Part 10 Microbiology of Food
      • 45. Microbiological Analysis of Food Products: Bacterial Count
      • 46. Microbial Fermentation
      • Part 11 Microbiology of Water
      • 47. Standard Qualitative Analysis of Water
      • 48. Quantitative Analysis of Water: Membrane Filter Method
      • Part 12 Microbiology of Soil
      • 49. Microbial Populations in Soil: Enumeration
      • 50. Isolation of Antibiotic-Producing Microorganisms and Determination of Antimicrobial Spectrum of Isolates
      • 51. Isolation of Pseudomonas Species by Means of the Enrichment Culture Technique

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