Methods for General and Molecular Microbiology

With this laboratory manual, Reddy (microbiology and molecular genetics, Michigan State University) offers a complement to traditional microbiology textbooks, intended to serve as a first source for traditional methods of microbiology as well as modern molecular biological methods commonly used with microbial cells. Chapters are grouped in sections on morphology and ultrastructure, growth, metabolism, and molecular genetics. Sections on community and genomic analysis and mycology are new to this edition. Each chapter presents background on the method, followed by step-by-step procedures, common problems, and precautions. In many cases, commercial sources for equipment and materials are given. Coverage encompasses methods for microbes representing Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, but aside from a chapter on bacteriophages, the manual does not cover viruses, algae, or protozoa. The audience for the book includes microbiologists in academic, industrial, governmental, and clinical laboratories, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students. The book is a revised, updated, and expanded version of its predecessor, Methods in General and Molecular Bacteriology (1994), containing 16 additional chapters. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)