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| Introduction to the Student | |
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| Laboratory Safety | |
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| Laboratory Protocol | |
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| Use of Equipment | |
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| Triple Beam Balance | |
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| Preparing and Dispensing Media | |
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| Sterilization of Media and Equipment | |
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| Compound Microscope for the Study of Microbes | |
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| Cleaning Microscope Slides and Preparing a Wet Mount | |
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| Basic Microbiologial Techniques and Concepts | |
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| Ubiquity of Microorganisms | |
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| Aseptic Transfer of Microbes | |
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| Aseptic Use of Serological Pipette | |
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| Aseptically Dispensing Agar into Petri Dishes | |
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| Loop-inoculated Pour Plates | |
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| Quebec Colony Counter | |
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| Streaking for Isolation | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of Bacteria | |
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| Bacterial Viruses | |
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| Characteristics of Other Selected Organisms | |
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| Unicellular Fungi: Yeasts | |
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| Filamentous Fungi: Molds | |
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| Protozoans: Sarcodines, Flagellates, and Ciliates | |
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| Protozoans: Haemosporina | |
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| Some Platyhelminthic Infestations of Humans | |
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| Some Nematode Infestations of Humans | |
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| Bacterial Stains | |
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| Preparing a Bacterial Smear | |
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| Simple Stain | |
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| Gram Stain | |
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| Capsule Stain | |
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| Bacterial Endospores | |
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| Metachromatic Granules | |
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| Acid-fast Stain | |
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| Chemical and Physical Effects on Bacterial Growth | |
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| Cultivation of Anaerobes and Capnophiles | |
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| Effects | |
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| Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation | |
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| Effects of Disinfectants and Antiseptics | |
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| Effects of Andbiotics | |
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| Selected Physiological Reactions of Bacteria | |
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| Exoenzymes and the Major Food Groups | |
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| Carbohydrate Fermentation | |
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| Nitrate Reduction | |
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| Urea Hydrolysis | |
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| Litmus Milk Reactions | |
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| Hydrogen Sulfide Production | |
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| The IMViC Tests | |
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| Selective and Differential Media | |
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| Applied Microbiology | |
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| Qualitative Bacteriological Examination of Water | |
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| Assay of Bacteria in Milk | |
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| Assays of Harmful Bacteria in Foods | |
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| Microbes as Food and Beverage Producers | |
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| Ames Test for Chemical Mutagens/Carcinogens | |
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| Selected Serological Tests | |
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| Bacterial Agglutination Tests | |
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| Preciptin Tests | |
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| Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR), a Serological Test for Syphilis | |
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| Medical Microbiology | |
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| Intestinal Pathogens in the Family Enterobacteriacae | |
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| Identification of Pathogenic Staphylococcus Aureus | |
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| Pyogenic Streptococci | |
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| Pneumococci and Other Alpha Streptococci | |
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| Dental Caries Susceptibility | |
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| Urine Culture | |
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| Throat Culture | |
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| Independent Investigation | |
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| Identifying Unknown Bacteria from a Mixed Culture | |
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| Suggested References | |
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| Phonetic Pronunciation Guide | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |
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| Color Photographs | |