Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology (3rd Edition)

Description

This unique visual reference presents more than 750 brilliant, four-color images of bacterial isolates commonly encountered in diagnostic microbiology and the methods used to identify them, including microscopic and phenotypic characteristics, colony morphology, and biochemical properties.

• Chapters cover the most important bacterial pathogens and related organisms, including updated taxonomy, epidemiology, pathogenicity, laboratory and antibiotic susceptibility testing, and molecular biology methodology
• Tables summarize and compare key biochemical reactions and other significant characteristics
• New to this edition is a separate chapter covering the latest developments in total laboratory automation
• The comprehensive chapter on stains, media, and reagents is now augmented with histopathology images
• A new Fast Facts chapter presents tables that summarize and illustrate the most significant details for some of the more commonly encountered organisms

For the first time, this easy-to-use atlas is available digitally for enhanced searching. Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology remains the most valuable illustrative supplement for lectures and laboratory presentations, as well as for laboratorians, clinicians, students, and anyone interested in diagnostic medical bacteriology.

Table of Contents

1. Preface ix
2. Acknowledgments xi
3. Technical Note xi
4. About the Authors xiii
5. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Other Catalase‐Positive Cocci 1
6. Streptococcus 11
7. Enterococcus 24
8. Aerococcus, Abiotrophia, and Other Miscellaneous Gram-Positive Cocci That Grow Aerobically 30
9. Coryneform Gram-Positive Bacilli 36
10. Listeria and Erysipelothrix 48
11. Bacillus 54
12. Nocardia, Rhodococcus, Actinomadura, Streptomyces, Gordonia, and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes 62
13. Mycobacterium 70
14. Introduction to Enterobacterales 91
15. Escherichia, Shigella, and Salmonella 103
16. Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Cronobacter, Serratia, Plesiomonas, and Selected Other Enterobacterales 113
17. Yersinia 129
18. Vibrionaceae 134
19. Aeromonas 141
20. Pseudomonas 145
21. Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas, Ralstonia, Cupriavidus, Pandoraea, Brevundimonas, Comamonas, Delftia, and Acidovorax 150
22. Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, Methylobacterium, and Other Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacilli 157
23. Actinobacillus, Aggregatibacter, Capnocytophaga, Eikenella, Kingella, Pasteurella, and Other Fastidious or Rarely Encountered Gram-Negative Bacilli 168
24. Legionella 180
25. Neisseria 184
26. Haemophilus 191
27. Bordetella and Related Genera 197
28. Brucella 203
29. Bartonella 207
30. Francisella 210
31. Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria 213
32. Clostridium and Clostridioides 223
33. 29 Peptostreptococcus, Finegoldia, Anaerococcus, Peptoniphilus, Cutibacterium, Lactobacillus, Actinomyces, and Other Non-Spore-Forming, Anaerobic Gram-Positive Bacteria 237
34. Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, Prevotella, Fusobacterium, and Other Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria 252
35. Campylobacter and Arcobacter 261
36. Helicobacter 267
37. Chlamydia 272
38. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma 277
39. Leptospira, Borrelia, Treponema, and Brachyspira 281
40. Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Coxiella 290
41. Tropheryma whipplei 297
42. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 299
43. Molecular Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections 307
44. Total Laboratory Automation 330
45. Stains, Media, Reagents, and Histopathology 338
46. Fast Facts: Bacteria 367
47. Index 421

Authors Biography

Luis M. de la Maza became the Medical Director of the Division of Medical Microbiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 1979, where he is also the Medical Director of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist training program. His research is focused on the formulation of a Chlamydia trachomatis vaccine.

Marie T. Pezzlo is the Senior Supervisor of the Medical Microbiology Division at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. Throughout her career she has been an active member and supporter of the American Society for Microbiology. Her research interest has been focused on rapid detection of microorganisms, especially in urinary tract infections.

Cassiana E. Bittencourt joined the Department of Pathology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 2016 as Medical Director of the Division of Medical Microbiology. Her current interests include infectious disease histology, application of non-culture-based methods, and resident education.

Ellena M. Peterson joined the Department of Pathology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 1978. She has served as Associate Dean of Admissions for the School of Medicine and as Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory and presently is Program Director of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Program. Her research has been focused on the pathogenicity of Chlamydia.