Microbiology : a laboratory manual /
James G. Cappuccino, Natalie Sherman.
- 9th ed.
- San Francisco, CA : Benjamin-Cummings, 2011.
- xvi, 544 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Basic laboratory techniques for isolation, cultivation, and cultural characterization of microorganisms -- Microscopy -- Bacterial staining -- Cultivation of microorganisms: nutritional and physical requirments, and enumeration of microbial populations -- Biochemical activities of microorganisms -- The protozoa -- The fungi -- The viruses -- Physical and chemical agents for the control of microbial growth -- Microbiology of food -- Microbiology of water -- Microbiology of soil -- Bacterial genetics -- Biotechnology -- Medical microbiology -- Immunology.