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Practical handbook of microbiology / edited by Emanuel Goldman, Lorrence H. Green. — 2nd ed. — Boca Raton, Fla. ;London : CRC Press, c2009. – (58.6073/P895/2nd ed.) |
Contents
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Editors xv
Contributors xvii
PART I PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES FOR BACTERIOLOGY
Chapter 1 Sterilization， Disinfection， and Antisepsis 3
Chapter 2 Quantitation of Microorganisms 11
Chapter 3 Culturing and Preserving Microorganisms 31
Chapter 4 Stains for Light Microscopy 37
Chapter 5 Identification of Gram-Positive Organisms 53
Chapter 6 Identification of Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria 67
Chapter 7 Plaque Assay for Bacteriophage 81
Chapter 8 Phage Identification of Bacteria 85
Chapter 9 Phage Display and Selection of Protein Ligands 101
Chapter 10 Diagnostic Medical Microbiology 117
Chapter 11 Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobial Agents 131
Chapter 12 Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing 149
Chapter 13 Bacterial Cell Wall: Morphology and Biochemistry 159
Chapter 14 Bacterial Cell Breakage or Lysis 191
Chapter 15 Major Culture Collections and Sources 199
Chapter 16 Epidemiological Methods in Microbiology 201
PART II INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL GENUS AND SPECIES， AND OTHER TOPICS
Chapter 17 The Family Enterobacteriaceae 217
Chapter 18 The Genus Pseudomonas 231
Chapter 19 The Family Neisseriaceae 243
Chapter 20 Microbiological and Clinical Aspects of the Pathogenic Spirochetes 249
Chapter 21 The Genus Vibrio and Related Genera 267
Chapter 22 Staphylococcus aureus and Related Staphylococci 275
Chapter 23 The Genus Streptococcus 295
Chapter 24 The Genus Bacillus
Chapter 25 The Genus Clostridium 339
Chapter 26 The Genus Corynebacterium
Chapter 27 The Actinobacteria
Chapter 28 The Family Rickettsiaceae 445
Chapter 29 Chlamydia
Chapter 30 Mycoplasma and Related Organisms
Chapter 31 The Genus Mycobacteria
Chapter 32 The Genus Legionella
Chapter 33 The Genus Haemophilus
Chapter 34 The Genus Listeria 533
Chapter 35 The Genus Campylobacter 563
Chapter 36 The Genus Helicobacter 579
Chapter 37 The Genus Yersinia
Chapter 38 The Genus Bordetella 609
Chapter 39 Other Zoonotic Bacteria 627
Chapter 40 Other Anaerobic Bacteria: Bacteroides， Porphyromonas， Prevotella， Tannerella， and Fusobacterium 643
Chapter 41 Introduction to Archaea 663
Chapter 42 Overview of Biofilms and Some Key Methods for Their Study 675
Chapter 43 Introduction to Bacteriophages 689
Chapter 44 Phage Therapy: Bacteriophages as Natural， Self-Replicating Antimicrobials 713
Chapter 45 Introduction to Parasites 731
Chapter 46 Introduction to Yeasts 767
Chapter 47 Introduction to Virology 793
Appendix Survey of Selected Clinical， Commercial， and Research-Model Eubacterial Species 815
Index 825
