Maintenance of Microorganisms and Cultured Cells: A Manual of Laboratory Methods

The Second Edition of this concise bench-top manual provides a complete update of preservation methodology for bacteria, yeasts and other fungi, algae, and protozoa. Also included are new chapters on animal and plant tissue culture.

The Second Edition of this essential bench-top manual provides a complete update of preservation methodology for bacteria, yeasts and other fungi, algae, and protozoa, and two new chapters on animal and plant cell cultures. It presents valuable information on:**Service collections and their functions**Maintenance of bacteria by freeze-drying, glass bead, and gelatin disc techniques**Low-temperature freezing of microbes on silica gel**Maintenance of industrial and marine bacteria and bacteriophages**Maintenance of anaerobic, phototropic, and methanogenic bacteria**Maintenance of Leptospira**Maintenance of bacteria by simple methods**Maintenance of filamentous fungi and yeasts**Maintenance of algae and protozoa**Cryopreservation techniques for parasitic protozoa**Maintenance of animal cell cultures**Maintenance of plant tissue cultures**A list of suppliers is included as an appendix.