Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Applications

Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology is the first major text to provide complete coverage of both the principles and applications of molecular diagnostic methods as they pertain to infectious diseases. Written and edited by leading international experts, this text provides both the theoretical and practical framework for understanding the powerful uses of nucleic acid amplification technologies and for applying these techniques to the rapid detection and characterisation of microbial pathogens (bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic) in the clinical laboratory. The nine chapters in part 1: Principles summarise the basic theory underlying the emerging discipline of molecular diagnostics. The sixty–six protocols in part 2: Applications, offer proven applications of molecular diagnostic techniques for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Written in the tradition of ASM′s other classic manuals, this book provides a valuable reference and teaching tool for any clinical microbiology laboratory.