Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I: Practical Information and Procedures for Microbiology. Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis -- Quantitation of Microorganisms -- Culturing and Preserving Microorganisms -- Stains for Light Microscopy -- Identification of Gram-Positive Organisms -- Identification of Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria -- Plaque Assay for Bacteriophage -- Phage Identification of Bacteria -- Phage Display and Selection of Protein Ligands -- Diagnostic Medical Microbiology -- Mechanisms of Action of Antibacterial Agents -- Mechanisms of Action of Antifungal Agents -- Mechanisms of Action of Antiviral Agents -- Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing -- Bacterial Cell Wall: Morphology and Biochemistry -- Bacterial Cell Breakage or Lysis -- Major Culture Collections and Sources -- Epidemiological Methods in Microbiology -- Business of Microbiology -- Section II Information on Individual Genus and Species, and Other Topics. The Family Enterobacteriaceae -- The Genus Pseudomonas -- The Family Neisseriaceae -- Microbiological and Clinical Aspects of the Pathogenic Spirochetes -- The Genus Vibrio and Related Genera -- Staphylococcus aureus and Related Staphylococci -- Streptococcus -- The Genus Bacillus -- Clostridium -- The Genus Corynebacterium -- The Actinobacteria -- The Family Rickettsiaceae -- Chlamydia -- Mycoplasma and Related Organisms -- The Genus Mycobacteria -- The Genus Legionella -- Haemophilus species -- Listeria -- The Genus Campylobacter -- The Genus Helicobacter -- The Genus Yersinia -- The Genus Bordetella -- Other Gram-Negative Bacteria: Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, and Moraxella -- Selected Zoonotic Pathogens -- Other Anaerobic Bacteria: Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, Prevotella, Tannerella, Fusobacterium, and Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci -- Archaea -- Overview of Biofilms and Some Key Methods for Their Study -- Introduction to Bacteriophages -- Phage Therapy: Bacteriophages as Natural, Self-Replicating Antimicrobials -- Introduction to Parasites -- Fungi -- Introduction to Virology -- Appendix. Survey of Selected Clinical, Commercial, and Research-Model Eubacterial Species.

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