Practicals in Microbiology (Paperback)  | Released: 2016

This book has been written to bring uniformity and standardization in laboratory and practical notebook among various medical colleges in India.Added resource for second professional MBBS students.It would decrease the load of both the teachers and students.It will help the DMLT and MSc medical microbiology students. About the AuthorManideepa SenGupta MBBS MD (UCM-IPGMER) Mallika SenGupta MBBS MD (CMC, Vellore)Table of Contents: Contents SECTION 1: GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY 1–66 • Chapter–1: The microscope 3–6 • Chapter–2: Sterilization and disinfection 7–22 • Chapter–3: Culture media 23–40 • Chapter–4: Culture methods 41–44 • Chapter–5: Gram staining 45–48 • Chapter–6: Ziehl-Neelsen staining 49–52 • Chapter–7: Albert’s staining 53–54 • Chapter–8: Morphology of bacteria 55–58 • Chapter–9: Tests for bacterial motility 59–62 • Chapter–10: Antibiotic susceptibility testing 63–66 SECTION 2: SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY 67–108 • Chapter–11: Staphylococcus aureus 69–70 • Chapter–12: Coagulase test 71–74 • Chapter–13: Coagulase negative Staphylococcus 75–76 • Chapter–14: Streptococcus pyogenes 77–80 • Chapter–15: Bacillus subtilis 81–82 • Chapter–16: Biochemical reactions 83–90 • Chapter–17: Escherichia coli 91–92 • Chapter–18: Klebsiella sp. 93–94 • Chapter–19: Proteus mirabilis 95–96 • Chapter–20: Proteus vulgaris 97–98 • Chapter–21: Salmonella typhi 99–100 • Chapter–22: Salmonella paratyphi A 101–102 • Chapter–23: Shigella sp. 103–104 • Chapter–24: Pseudomonas aeruginosa 105–106 • Chapter–25: Vibrio cholerae 107–108 SECTION 3: IMMUNOLOGY 109–128 • Chapter–26: Antigen-antibody reactions 111–112 • Chapter–27: Latex agglutination test for ASO titer 113–114 • Chapter–28: Latex agglutination test for RA factor 115–116 • Chapter–29: VDRL test for syphilis 117–120 • Chapter–30: Widal test for enteric fever 121–124 • Chapter–31: Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) 125–128 x Practicals in Microbiology SECTION 4: MYCOLOGY 129–144 • Chapter–32: Microscopic examination of fungus 131–134 • Chapter–33: Yeast and yeast-like organisms 135–136 • Chapter–34: Dermatophytes 137–138 • Chapter–35: Aspergillus 139–140 • Chapter–36: Mucor 141–142 • Chapter–37: Dimorphic fungus 143–144 SECTION 5: PARASITOLOGY 145–180 • Chapter–38: Processing of stool 147–152 • Chapter–39: Trophozoites and cysts in stool 153–156 • Chapter–40: Helminth ova 157–164 • Chapter–41: Morphology of adult worms 165–174 • Chapter–42: Parasites in blood and bone marrow smear 175–178 • Chapter–43: Good laboratory practice 179–180 Index 181–184