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Inhaltsverzeichnis
< h2> Part 1 Microscopy< h3> 1 Brightfield Microscopy< h3> 2 Darkfield Microscopy< h3> 3 Phase-Contrast Microscopy< h3> 4 Microscopic Measurements< h2> Part 2 Survey of Microorganisms< h3> 5 Microbiology of Pond Water - Protists, Algae, and Cyanobacteria< h3> 6 Ubiquity of Bacteria< h3> 7 The Fungi: Molds and Yeasts< h2> Part 3 Manipulation of Microorganisms< h3> 8 Aseptic Technique< h3> 9 Pure Culture Techniques< h2> Part 4 Staining and Observations of Microorganisms< h3> 10 Smear Preparation< h3> 11 Simple Staining< h3> 12 Negative Staining< h3> 13 Capsular Staining< h3> 14 Gram Staining< h3> 15 Spore Staining: Two Methods< h3> 16 Acid-Fast Staining: Kinyoun Method< h3> 17 Motility Determination< h2> Part 5 Culture Methods< h3> 18 Culture Media Preparation< h3> 19 Enumeration of Bacteria: The Standard Plate Count< h3> 20 Slide Culture: Fungi< h2> Part 6 Bacterial Viruses< h3> 21 Determination of a Bacteriophage Titer< h3> 22 Isolation of Phage from Flies< h3> 23 Phage Typing< h2> Part 7 Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth< h3> 24 Effects of Oxygen on Growth< h3> 25 Temperature: Effects on Growth< h3> 26 pH and Microbial Growth< h3> 27 Water Activity and Osmotic Pressure< h3> 28 Ultraviolet Light: Lethal Effects< h3> 29 The Effects of Lysozyme on Bacterial Cells< h3> 30 Evaluation of Alcohol: Its Effectiveness as an Antiseptic< h3> 31 Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing: The Kirby-Bauer Method< h3> 32 Evaluation of Antiseptics: The Filter Paper Disk Method< h3> 33 Effectiveness of Hand Scrubbing< h2> Part 8 Identification of Unknown Bacteria< h3> 34 Morphological Study of An Unknown Bacterium< h3> 35 Cultural Characteristics< h3> 36 Physiological Characteristics: Oxidation and Fermentation Stet Reactions< h3> 37 Physiological Characteristics: Hydrolytic and Degradative Stet Reactions< h3> 38 Physiological Characteristics: Multiple Test Media< h3> 39 Use of Bergey's Manual< h2> Part 9 Miniaturized Multitest Systems< h3> 40 Enterobacteriaceae Identification: The API 20E System< h3> 41 Enterobacteriaceae Identification: The Enterotube II System< h3> 42 O/F Gram-Negative Rods Identification: The Oxi/Ferm Tube II System< h3> 43 Staphylococcus Identification: The API Staph System< h2> Part 10 Applied Microbiology< h3> 44 Bacterial Food Counts< h3> 45 Bacteriological Examination of Water: Most Probable Number Determination< h3> 46 Bacteriological Examination of Water: The Membrane Filter Method< h3> 47 Reductase Test< h3> 48 Temperature: Lethal Effects< h3> 49 Microbial Spoilage of Canned Food< h3> 50 Microbiology of Alcohol Fermentation< h2> Part 11 Medical Microbiology< h3> 51 The Staphylococci: Isolation and Identification< h3> 52 The Streptococci and Enterococci: Isolation and Identification< h3> 53 Gram-Negative Intestinal Pathogens< h3> 54 A Synthetic Epidemic< h2> Part 12 Immunology and Serology< h3> 55 Slide Agglutination Test: Serological Typing< h3> 56 Slide Agglutination Test for S. aureus< h3> 57 Slide Agglutination Test for Streptococcus< h3> 58 The Heterophile Antibody Test< h3> 59 Blood Grouping< h4> Appendices