Cowan and Steel's manual for the identification of medical bacteria.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Edition: 3rd ed. / edited by G.I. Barrow and R.K.A. FelthamDescription: 351 p. : illISBN:- 9780521543286 (pbk.) :
- 0521543282 (pbk.)
- Manual for the identification of medical bacteria
- 616.9201 BAR
- QR67.2 .C68 2003
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 616.9201 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 201865 |
This ed. originally published: 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Classification and nomenclature -- 2.Culture media: constituents and sterilization -- 3.Principles of isolation -- 4.Bacterial characters and characterization -- 5.Theory and practice of bacterial identification -- 6.Characters of Gram-positive bacteria -- 7.Characters of Gram-negarive bacteria -- 8.Taxonomy in theory and practice -- 9.Bacterial identification by cards -- 10.Bacterial identification by computer -- 11.Quality control in microbiology -- Appendices: A.Preparation and control of culture media -- B.Staining: reagents and methods -- C.Characterization tests -- D.Test organisms -- E.Preparation and use of identicards -- F.Use of computers -- G.The bacteriological code -- H.The approved listof bacterial names -- I.Reconciliation of approaches to bacterial systematics.
This edition has been fully updated & is ideal for all labs using traditional diagnostic methods. It has contributions & key references by experts to the diagnostic characteristics of bacteria likely to be encountered in public health & hospital microbiology labs, as well as in medical & veterinary practice.