Practical Atlas for Bacterial Identification - 9780367384432

CRC Press

Practical Atlas for Bacterial IdentificationAuthor(s): D. Roy Cullimore\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367384432, 978-0367384432\nSynopsis\nPublished nearly ten years ago, the first edition of Practical Atlas for Bacterial Identification broke new ground with the wealth of detail and breadth of information it provided. The second edition is poised to do the same. Differing fundamentally from the first edition, this book begins by introducing the concept of bacteria community intelligence as reflected in corrosion, plugging, and shifts in the quality parameters in the product whether it be water, gas, oil, or even air. It presents a new classification system for bacterial communities based upon their effect and activities, and not their composition.\n\nThe book represents a radical departure from the classical reductionist identification of bacteria dominated by genetic and biochemical analyses of separated stre