Practical Handbook of Microbiology

Introduction to the Bacteria. The Spirochaetales. Vibrios and Spirilla. Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci. Pseudomonas. Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods. Enterobacteriaceae. Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria. Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli. Neisseriaceae. Nonmotile, Nonsporulating, Gram-Negative Anaerobic Cocci. Anaerobic Nonmotile Gram-Positive Cocci. Aerobic or Facultatively Anaerobic Gram-Positive Cocci. Staphylococcus. Streptococcus. Endospore-Forming Rods and Cocci. The Genus Bacillus. The Clostridia. Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rod-Shaped Bacteria. The Coryneform Bacteria. The Actinomycetales. The Rickettsiales. The Chlamydiae. The Mollicutes (Mycoplasmas). Major Culture Collections and Sources. Yeasts. Introduction to the Systematics of Viruses. Phage Typing. Sterilization, Disinfection and Antisepsis. Enumeration of Microorganisms. Stains for Light Microscopy. Preservation of Microorganisms. Enrichment Culture. Bacterial Cell Wall Structure. Fungal Cell Wall Composition. Bacterial Endotoxin. Lipopolysaccharides of Gram-Negative Bacteria. Lipids in Bacterial Taxonomy. Bacterial Cell Breakage or Lysis. Isolation of Fungal Cell Walls. Diagnostic Medical Microbiology. Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobial Agents. Methods for Bioassay of Antibiotics. Methods for Bioassay of Antifungal Agents in Biologic Fluids. Tables of for the Multi-Volume Version of CRC's Handbook of Microbiology. Index..