Microbiology : Exercises for the laboratory Michael J. Laboffe, Burton E. Pierce.

Includes index (p. 765-772).

Introduction: Safety and laboratory guidelines -- Section 1: Fundamental skills for the microbiology laboratory -- Section 2: Microbial growth -- Section 3: Microscopy and staining -- Section 4: Selective media -- Section 5: Differential tests -- Section 6: Quantitative techniques -- Section 7: Medical microbiology -- Section 8: Environmental microbiology -- Section 9: Food microbiology -- Section 10: Microbial genetics -- Section 11: Hematology and serology -- Section12: Eukaryotic microbes -- Appendix A: Biochemical Pathways -- Appendix B: Miscellaneous transfer methods -- Appendix C: Transfer from a broth culture using a glass pipette -- Appendix D: Transfer from a broth culture using a digital pipette -- Appendix E: The spectophotometer -- Appendix F: Alternative procedures for section 6 -- Appendix G: Agarose gel electrophoresis -- Appendix H: Medium, reagent, and stain recipes -- Data sheets -- Glossary -- Index.