Biochemical Tests for Identification of Medical Bacteria

by Jean F. Mac Faddin

Book Overview

This accessible reference of biochemical has been reborn to the tests encompass bacteriology revolution of the past two decades. This easy-to-use manual is divided into three sections: Individual Biochemical Tests, Multi-Test Systems and Identification Schemas. Individual Biochemical Tests offers 41 chapters each devoted to a single biochemical test; nine new tests have been added since the last edition. The Multi-Test Systems section provides commercially prepared multi-testing kits, media, and alternate procedures for bacterial identification, while section three is broken into three chapters providing identification schemata of medically important bacteria. New color plates, new nomenclature, and identification tables and flow charts are included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0683053159
• ISBN13: 9780683053159
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 527 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Best in the field

The absolute best reference in my opinion for anyone in microbiology.

a lot of facts - concise but not flawless

This book gives a concise and very systematic overview of the tools for biochemical determination of bacteria. All commonly used tests are discussed, common combinations of individual tests are also described. For each test there is a chapter on the purpose, the biochemical background, the necessary reagents, the interpretation of test results and precautions.The enormous amount of data, however, comes at the expense of readability. Sometimes the chapters are repertitious and appear to be a succession of quotes and facts from different sources. Moreover, the book contains a few sloppy mistakes ("the periplasmic space of staphylococci", for instance) in the background information.Altogether, a concise reference book on the background and use of biochemical tests but not flawless in the sense of readability and circumstantial information.

Outstanding Teaching Aid!

This is an outstanding resource for the educator and for laboratory personnel. My lab would be incomplete without it. I plan to order several copies to use in my laboratory class. The book is well organized, highly detailed and comprehensive. With the focus on molecular microbiology today, many scientists have forgotten or never learned most of the information covered in this book. Such information is increasingly difficult to find since it is buried in the older scientific literature.

Helpful Reference for Microbiology Students & Practioners

The contents of this edition is very complete and detailed explaining much of the rational behind most of the commonly used tests to differentiate bacteria. It would be a very valuable reference for instructors to use for the majors microbiology courses as well as graduate and medical microbiology courses. It would especially be valuable as a reference in any clinical microbiology laboratory, food, or environmental reference microbiology laboratory.

Excellent text for students of Microbiology

This text is very timely and the flow charts are excellent for 100 & 200 level students to understand and use.