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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Notes to the Student | |
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| A Short Illustrated Survey of Microbiology Laboratory Equipment | |
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| Laboratory Safety | |
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| Laboratory Safety Rules and Regulations Contract | |
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| How to Use the Laboratory Manual | |
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| Pronunciation Guide | |
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| Alphabetical Listing of Procedure Diagrams | |
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| An Introduction to Microscopy and Specimen Preparation | |
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| The Use and Care of the Microscope | |
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| The Preparation of Bacterial and Oral Smears; the Use of Simple Stains | |
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| Techniques for the Observation of Live Organisms: The Hanging-Drop and Temporary Wet-Mount | |
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| Cultivation Techniques | |
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| Aseptic Transfer and Colony Selection Techniques | |
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| Pour Plate and Streak Plate Techniques for Isolating Pure Cultures | |
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| Dilution Techniques and Colony Counting | |
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| A Demonstration of Bacterial Culture Characteristics | |
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| Selected Techniques for the Cultivation of Anaerobes | |
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| A Survey of the Microbial World | |
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| Morphological Features of Bacteria, Microscopic Measurements and Leeuwenhook's Peppercorn Water | |
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| Algae and Protozoa | |
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| The Fungi: Molds, Yeast, and Mushrooms | |
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| The Distribution of Microorganisms in the Environment | |
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| An Artificial Ecological System: The Winogradsky Column | |
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| The Differentiation of Bacterial Groups by Staining Reactions | |
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| The Gram Stain | |
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| The Acid-Fast Stain | |
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| Bacterial Anatomy | |
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| Spores | |
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| Capsules | |
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| Pili, Flagella, and Motility | |
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| A Demonstration of Selected Bacterial Structures | |
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| Biochemical Activities of Microorganisms | |
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| A Demonstration of Selective and Differential Media | |
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| Extracellular Metabolism | |
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| Carbohydrate Metabolism: An Introduction to Intracellular Metabolism | |
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| Nitrogen Metabolism | |
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| Oxygen Utilization: Oxygen and Catalase Activities | |
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| Differential Test Patterns: The IMViC Test | |
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| Microbial Reactions in Multiple Test Media: Litmus Milk, Triple Sugar Iron Agar, and Sulfide Indole Motility Medium | |
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| Miniaturized and Rapid Microbiological Systems | |
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| An Introduction to Bacterial Identification: An Unknown Challenge | |
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| The Control of Microorganisms by Chemical and Physical Factors | |
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| The Effectiveness of Hearing Methods on Microbial Survival | |
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| The Use of Ultraviolet Radiation for Sterilization and Its Mutagenic Effects | |
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| The Effects of pH on Microorganisms | |
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| The Effects of Osmotic Factors on Microbial Growth | |
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| The Inhibitory Action of Heavy Metals and Other Chemicals | |
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| Disinfection of Selected Instruments and Equipment | |
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| A Demonstration of Sterilization by Filtration and Water Pollution Detection | |
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| The Bacteriostatic Activity of Dyes | |
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| The Antibiogram, Antibiotic Testing, Antibiotic Resistance Detection | |
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| Selected Activities of Viruses | |
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| Characteristics of Bacteriophages | |
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| The Uses of the Embryonated Chicken Egg (Chick Embryo) and Cell Systems to Demonstrate Animal Viruses | |
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| An Introduction of Microbial Genetics | |
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| Bacterial Conjugation | |
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