A first source for traditional methods of microbiology as well as commonly used modern molecular microbiological methods.
- Provides a comprehensive compendium of methods used in general and molecular microbiology.
- Contains many new and expanded chapters, including a section on the newly important field of community and genomic analysis.
- Provides step-by-step coverage of procedures, with an extensive list of references to guide the user to the original literature for more complete descriptions.
- Presents methods for bacteria, archaea, and for the first time a section on mycology.
- Numerous schematics and illustrations (both color and black and white) help the reader to easily understand the topics presented.