DescriptionAbout the Book: Microbiology: A Laboratory ManualVersatile, comprehensive, and clearly written, this competitively priced laboratory manual can be used with any undergraduate microbiology text-and now features brief clinical applications for each experiment, MasteringMicrobiology®quizzes that correspond to each experiment, and a new experiment on hand washing. Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual is known for its thorough coverage, descriptive and straightforward procedures, and minimal equipment requirements. A broad range of experiments helps to convey basic principles and techniques. Each experiment includes an overview, an in-depth discussion of the principle involved, easy-to-follow procedures, and lab reports with review and critical thinking questions. Ample introductory material and laboratory safety instructions are provided.Table of ContentsPart 1: Basic Laboratory Techniques for Isolation, Cultivation, and Cultural Characterization of MicroorganismPart 2: MicroscopyPart 3: Bacterial StainingPart 4: Cultivation of Microorganisms: Nutritional and Physical Requirements, and Enumeration of Microbial PoulationsPart 5: Biochemical Activities of MicroorganismsPart 6: The ProtozoaPart 7: The FungiPart 8: The VirusesPart 9: Physical and Chemical Agents for the Control of Microbial GrowthPart 10: Microbiology of FoodPart 11: Microbiology of WaterPart 12: Microbiology of SoilPart 13: Bacterial GeneticsPart 14: BiotechnologyPart 15: Medical MicrobiologyPart 16: Immunology