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Benson's Microbiological Applications Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology, Complete Version

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ISBN-10: 0073522554

ISBN-13: 9780073522555

Edition: 11th 2009

Authors: Alfred E. Brown, McGraw-Hill

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The classic resource for undergraduate microbiology laboratory courses just keeps getting better. The 78 self-contained, clearly illustrated exercises and full-color format makes "Microbiological Applications: Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology," the ideal lab manual. Appropriate for either a majors or non-majors lab course, this manual assumes no prior organic chemistry course has been taken.
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Book details

List price: $120.31
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 1/16/2008
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 560
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

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Microscopy
Brightfield Microscopy
Darkfield Microscopy
Phase-Contrast Microscopy
Fluorescence Microscopy
Microscopic Measurements
Survey of Microorganisms
Protozoans, Algae, and Cyanobacteria
Ubiquity of Bacteria
The Fungi: Yeasts and Molds
Manipulation of Microorganisms
Aseptic Technique
Pure Culture Techniques
Staining and Observation of Microorganisms
Smear Preparation
Simple Staining
Negative Staining
Capsular Staining
Gram Staining
Spore Staining: Two Methods
Acid-Fast Staining: Ziehl-Neelsen Method
Motility Determination
Culture Methods
Culture Media Preparation
Preparation of Stock Cultures
Cultivation of Anaerobes
Enumeration of Bacteria: The Standard Plate Count
Slime Mold Culture
Slide Culture: Molds
Bacterial Viruses
Determination of a Bacteriophage Titer
Burst Size Determination: A One-Step Growth Curve
Isolation of Phage from Flies
Phage Typing
Enviornmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth
Temperature: Effects on Growth
Temperature: Lethal Effects
pH and Microbial Growth
Water Activity and Osmotic Pressure
Ultraviolet Light: Lethal Effects
The Effects of Lysozyme on Bacterial Cells
Evaluation of Alcohol: Its Effectiveness as an Antiseptic
Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing: The Kirby-Bauer Method
Evaluation of Antiseptics: The Filter Paper Disk Method
Effectiveness of Hand Scrubbing
Identification of Unknown Bacteria
Morphological Study of Unknown Bacterium
Cultural Characteristics
Physiological Characteristics: Oxidation and Fermentation Tests
Physiological Characteristics: Hydrolytic and Degradative Reactions
Physiological Characteristics: Multiple Test Media
Use of Bergey's Manual
Miniaturized Multitest Systems
Enterobacteriaceae Identification: The API 20E System
Enterobacteriaceae Identification: The Enterotube II System
O/F Gram-Negative Rods Identification: The Oxi/Ferm Tube II System
Staphyococcus Identification: The API Staph-Ident System
Diversity and Environmental Microbiology
Isolation of an Antibiotic Producer: The Actinomyces
Nitrogen Cycle: Ammonification
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Rhizobium
Free-Living Nitrogen Fixation: Azotobacter
Denitrification: Paracoccus Denitrificans
The Winogradsky Column
Purple Nonsulfer Photosynthetic Bacteria
Sulfate Reducing Bacteria: Desulfovibrio
Bacterial Commensalism
Bacterial Synergism
Microbial Antagonism
Applied Microbiology
Bacterial Counts of Foods
Bacteriological Examination of Water: Qualitative Tests
The Membrane Fi
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