Microbiology A Laboratory Manual

Description

About the Book: Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual

Versatile, comprehensive, and clearly written, this competitively priced laboratory manual can be used with any undergraduate microbiology text-and now features brief clinical applications for each experiment, MasteringMicrobiology®quizzes that correspond to each experiment, and a new experiment on hand washing. Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual is known for its thorough coverage, descriptive and straightforward procedures, and minimal equipment requirements. A broad range of experiments helps to convey basic principles and techniques. Each experiment includes an overview, an in-depth discussion of the principle involved, easy-to-follow procedures, and lab reports with review and critical thinking questions. Ample introductory material and laboratory safety instructions are provided.

Table of Contents

1. Part 1: Basic Laboratory Techniques for Isolation, Cultivation, and Cultural Characterization of Microorganism
2. Part 2: Microscopy
3. Part 3: Bacterial Staining
4. Part 4: Cultivation of Microorganisms: Nutritional and Physical Requirements, and Enumeration of Microbial Poulations
5. Part 5: Biochemical Activities of Microorganisms
6. Part 6: The Protozoa
7. Part 7: The Fungi
8. Part 8: The Viruses
9. Part 9: Physical and Chemical Agents for the Control of Microbial Growth
10. Part 10: Microbiology of Food
11. Part 11: Microbiology of Water
12. Part 12: Microbiology of Soil
13. Part 13: Bacterial Genetics
14. Part 14: Biotechnology
15. Part 15: Medical Microbiology
16. Part 16: Immunology