Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology

<p>This unique visual reference presents more than 750 brilliant, four-color images of bacterial isolates commonly encountered in diagnostic microbiology and the methods used to identify them, including microscopic and phenotypic characteristics, colony morphology, and biochemical properties.</p> <ul> <li>Chapters cover the most important bacterial pathogens and related organisms, including updated taxonomy, epidemiology, pathogenicity, laboratory and antibiotic susceptibility testing, and molecular biology methodology</li> <li>Tables summarize and compare key biochemical reactions and other significant characteristics</li> <li>New to this edition is a separate chapter covering the latest developments in total laboratory automation</li> <li>The comprehensive chapter on stains, media, and reagents is now augmented with histopathology images</li> <li>A new Fast Facts chapter presents tables that summarize and illustrate the most significant details for some of the more commonly encountered organisms</li> </ul> <p>For the first time, this easy-to-use atlas is available digitally for enhanced searching. <i>Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology </i>remains the most valuable illustrative supplement for lectures and laboratory presentations, as well as for laboratorians, clinicians, students, and anyone interested in diagnostic medical bacteriology.</p>