Benson's Microbiological Applications: Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology, Short Version
by Brown, Alfred E.Edition: 11th
Format: Spiral Bound
Pub. Date: 2008-01-14
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary
The classic resource for undergraduate microbiology laboratory courses just keeps getting better. The 60 self-contained clearly illustrated exercises, and four-color format makesMicrobiological Applications: Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology, the ideal lab manual. Appropriate for either a majors or non-majors lab course, this lab manual assumes no prior organic chemistry course has been taken.
Table of Contents
| Microscopy Exercise | |
| Brightfield Microscopy Exercise | |
| Darkfield Microscopy Exercise | |
| Phase-Contrast Microscopy Exercise | |
| Microscopic Measurements | |
| Survey of Microorganisms | |
| Protozoans, Algae, and Cyanobacteria | |
| Ubiquity of Bacteria | |
| The Fungi: Yeasts and Molds | |
| Manipulation of Microorganisms | |
| Aseptic Technique | |
| Pure Culture Techniques | |
| Staining and Observation of Microorganisms | |
| Smear Preparation | |
| Simple Staining | |
| Negative Staining | |
| Capsular Staining | |
| Gram Staining | |
| Spore Staining: Two Methods | |
| Acid-Fast Staining: Ziehl-Neelsen Method | |
| Motility Determination | |
| Culture Methods | |
| Culture Media Preparation | |
| Cultivation of Anaerobes | |
| Enumeration of Bacteria: The Standard Plate Count | |
| Slime Mold Culture | |
| Slide Culture: Molds | |
| Bacterial Viruses | |
| Determination of a Bacteriophage Titer | |
| Isolation of Phage from Flies | |
| Phage Typing | |
| Enviornmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth | |
| Temperature: Effects on Growth | |
| Temperature: Lethal Effects | |
| pH and Microbial Growth | |
| Water Activity and Osmotic Pressure | |
| Ultraviolet Light: Lethal Effects | |
| Oligodynamic Action | |
| Evaluation of Alcohol: Its Effectiveness As an Antiseptic | |
| Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing: The Kirby-Bauer Method | |
| Evaluation of Antiseptics: The Filter Paper Disk Method | |
| Effectiveness of Hand Scrubbing | |
| Identification of Unknown Bacteria | |
| Morphological Study of Unknown Bacterium | |
| Cultural Characteristics | |
| Physiological Characteristics: Oxidation and Fermentation Tests | |
| Physiological Characteristics: Hydrolytic and Degradative Reactions | |
| Physiological Characteristics: Multiple Test Media | |
| Use of Bergey's Manual | |
| Miniaturized Multitest Systems | |
| Enterobacteriaceae Identification: The API 20E System | |
| Enterobacteriaceae Identification: The Enterotube II System | |
| O/F Gram-Negative Rods Identification: The Oxi/Ferm Tube II System | |
| Staphyococcus Identification: The API Staph-Ident System | |
| Diversity and Environmental Microbiology | |
| Bacterial Counts of Foods | |
| Bacteriological Examination of Water: Qualitative Tests | |
| The Membrane Filter Method | |
| Reductase Test | |
| Microbial Spoilage of Canned Food | |
| Microbiology of Alcohol Fermentation | |
| Medical Microbiology and Immunology | |
| The Staphylococci: Isolation and Identification | |
| The Streptococci: Isolation and Identification | |
| Gram-Negative Intestinal Pathogens | |
| Slide Agglutination Test: Serological Typing | |
| Slide Agglutination (Latex) Test: For S. aureus Identification | |
| Tube Agglutination Test: The Heterophile Antibody Test | |
| White Blood Cell Study: The Differential WBC Count | |
| Blood Grouping | |
| A Synthetic Epidemic | |
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