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Cowan and Steel's manual for the identification of medical bacteria.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication 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.)
Other title:
  • Manual for the identification of medical bacteria
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.9201 BAR
LOC classification:
  • QR67.2 .C68 2003
Incomplete contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
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.

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