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Contents

Foreword

Preface to the first edition

Postscript

Preface to the second edition

Preface to the third edition

List of contributors

Introduction

1 Classification and nomenclature

1.1 Classification

1.2 Nomenclature

2 Culture media: constituents and sterilization

2.1 Media for different purposes QO

2.2 Media constituents Qy

2.3 Indicators

2.4 Sterilization

3 Principles of isolation

3.1 Isolation methods

3.2 Importance of pure cultures

3.3 Screening tests

3.4 Rapid tests

4 Bacterial characters and characterization

4.1 Bacterial characterization

4.2 Choice of characters

4.3 Characters not used in the tables

4.4 Primary tests used in the tables

4.5 Secondary tests used in the tables

4.6 Rapid methods for the screening and identification of bacteria

5 Theory and practice of bacterial identification

5.1 Theory of identification

5.2 Practice of identification

6 Characters of Gram-positive bacteria

6.1 Division into major groups

6.2 The staphylococci and micrococci

6.3 The streptococci

6.4 The anaerobic Gram-positive cocci

6.5 The diphtheroids

6.6 The coryneform-actinomycete intermediate group

6.7 The actinomycetes

6.8 The anaerobic bacilli

6.9 The aerobic spore-formers

6.10 The acid-fast rods

7 Characters of Gram-negative bacteria

7.1 Division into major groups

7.2 The Gram-negative anaerobes

7.3 The Gram-negative aerobic cocci

7.4 The Moraxella-Acinetobacter group

7.5 The non-(or weakly) saccharolytic motile rods

7.6 The actively saccharolytic motile rods

7.7 The Pasteurella and pasteurella-like group

7.8 The Vibrio and vibrio-like group

7.9 The enterobacteria

7.10 A group of difficult organisms

8 Taxonomy in theory and practice

8.1 Different kinds of classification

8.2 Bacterial nomenclature and coding

8.3 Bacterial identification

8.4 Bacterial taxonomy in the future

9 Bacterial identification by cards

9.1 Minimal-difference Identicards for genera

9.2 Identicards for species

10 Bacterial identification by computer

10.1 Strain collections

10.2 Test selection

10.3 Identification of an unknown isolate

10.4 Identification: statistical principles

10.5 Profile numbers

11 Quality control in microbiology

11.1 Laboratory quality control

11.2 Laboratory proficiency and quality assessment

11.3 Laboratory safety and hygiene

APPENDIX

Appendices A Preparation and control of culture media

Al General considerations

A2 Formulae of media

A3 Media control

B Staining: reagents and methods

B1 Reagents

B2 Methods

C Characterization tests

Cl Reagents

C2 Buffer solutions

D Test organisms

E Preparation and use of Identicards

F Use of computers

G The Bacteriological Code

H The Approved List of Bacterial Names

I Reconciliation of Approaches to

J Glossary

Jl Taxonomic terms

J2 Abbreviations and acronyms

References

Index