Practical Atlas for Bacterial Identification

Taking a takes a fundamental approach, this book identifies bacteria by classification, family, or genus names. It provides an introduction to some of the techniques applicable to obtaining a culture carrying out the primary investigative tasks and a series of tables used to speciate bacteria from some major bacteria genera.

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Biologists and zoologists have the luxury of being readily able to view, touch, measure and observe the life cycles of their organisms of interest without great difficulty. For bacteriologists such tangible examinations are denied. Only recently has it become possible to build up an understanding of the nature of these communities of bacteria.