Microbiology Laboratory Theory and Application, Essentials, 2e
Lourdes Norman-McKay, Michael J. Leboffe, Burton E. Pierce
The essentials version of our best-selling microbiology lab manual features beautiful photography and illustrations and forty-eight carefully written and updated exercises that cover the core selection of clinical and applied microbiology topics necessary for students entering allied health careers.
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Table of Contents for Microbiology Laboratory Theory and Application, Essentials, 2e
- Front Matter
- Introduction: Safety in the Microbiology Laboratory
- Section 1 Light Microscopy
- Section 2 Aseptic Technique and Bacterial Growth and Enumeration
- Section 3 Staining Bacteria
- Section 4 Media Properties and Conditions that Affect Bacterial Growth
- Section 5 Media for the Selection and/or Differentiation of Bacteria
- Section 6 Biochemical Tests for Identifying Bacterial Isolates
- Section 7 Controlling Bacterial Growth
- Section 8 Microbes Causing Trouble: Clinical Biofilms and Epidemics
- Section 9 Identifying Unknowns
- Back Matter
- Instructor's Manual
- Test Bank
Key features
- High-quality, full-color photographs, micrographs, and illustrations ensure that students have color-accurate visual representations of what they will see in the lab
- Exercises focus on fundamental lab skills, microbial growth, microscopy, staining, selective media, differential tests, and medical microbiology
- Theory and Application provides students with the general principles and everyday purpose of the labs
- In This Exercise clearly explains what students can expect as they work through the lab procedures