Microbiology Laboratory: A Clinical Approach for Health Care Professionals

Provides an abundance of information critical for supplementing a knowledge base regarding microorganisms and the minute intricacies that enable them to survive and thrive in a myriad of environments. This book is ideal for both science majors and non-majors in either introductory or advanced microbiology laboratory courses.

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We are constantly surrounded by ubiquitous, living organisms too small to be observed by the naked eye. Some of them are beneficial to us. They may serve us as part of our normal microflora competing with and inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. Pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms can cause sickness and diseases in humans, animals and plants. Microbiological techniques enable us to view and study these fascinating creatures.

Within Microbiology Laboratory: A Clinical Approach for Health Care Professionals by M. Nia Madison, PhD, students are exposed to an abundance of information critical for supplementing a knowledge base regarding microorganisms and the minute intricacies that enable them to survive and thrive in a myriad of environments. Throughout the text, students will:


learn laboratory safety techniques which are of foremost importance to protecting themselves and others while handling potentially pathogenic microorganisms.
become a master at inoculating differential and biochemical media using aseptic techniques to examine bacterial growth, respiration and metabolic attributes.
master the art of various staining techniques, which, when paired with bright-field microscopy, can be used to examine bacterial morphology, arrangement and the presence of virulence factors including capsular material.



Microbiology Laboratory is ideal for both science majors and non-majors alike matriculating in either introductory or advanced microbiology laboratory courses. Its focus is on both general and applied microbiological techniques that will support the educational needs of students with an interest in science or in pursuing a career in a health care field such as medicine, dentistry and nursing.