Handbook of Media for Clinical and Public Health Microbiology - 9780367379315

CRC Press

Handbook of Media for Clinical and Public Health MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Ronald M. Atlas, James W. Snyder\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367379315, 978-0367379315\nSynopsis\nThe detection and/or isolation and identification of pathogenic microorganisms is critical for the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases. With growth-dependant methods providing reliable means for identifying pathogens, traditional culturing continues to play an integral role in the detection and characterization of known and \""new\"" microbial pathogens. Microbiologists, therefore, rely on a variety of media for the detection, isolation, characterization, and identification of primary and opportunistic microbial pathogens.\n\nThe Handbook of Media for Clinical and Public Health Microbiology provides a compilation of the formulations, methods of preparation, and applications for media used in clinical and public health microbiology labr