Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology

The Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology is a compilation of exceptional four-color images of important bacteria in medical microbiology. Drawing on their own classroom and laboratory experiences, the authors have organized a collection of over 650 superb photographs, almost all of which are original to this volume and representative of clinically relevant organisms.

This easy-to-use atlas present illustrations of the bacteria most frequently encountered in the clinical laboratory, including typical Gram stains, colony morphologies, and biochemical reactions. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction, providing a contextual framework for the images, with the last chapter detailing some of the most common methods and biochemical reactions used in the identification of pathogenic bacteria. A representative sampling of certain bacteria with unique or interesting pictoria characteristics is presented, and terminology current to the discipline is used throughout.

The organization of the atlas closely parallels that of the Manual of Clinical Microbiology, making it a perfect companion reference. Filling a void that most textbooks on the subject cannot, the Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology is a valuable illustrative supplement for lectures and laboratory presentations.

Key Features
presents over 650 four-color illustrations of important bacteria, focusing on representative characteristics of the organisms
contains superior quality photgraphs, most taken specifically for this edition
organization parallels that of the Manual of Clinical Microbiology, making it a perfect companion reference
draws on the extensive experience of the authors in determining illustrations that are commonly used in the teaching of microbiology

Table of Contents
Staphylococcus and Micrococcus
Streptococcus
Enterocococcus
Aerococcus, Abiotrophia, and Other Miscellaneous Gram-Positive Cocci that Grow Aerobically
Coryneform Gram-Positive Bacilli
Listeria and Erysipelothrix
Bacillus
Nocardia, Rhodococcus, Actinomadura, Streptomyces, and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes
Mycobacterium
Introduction to Enterobacteriaceae
Escherichia, Shigella, and Salmonella
Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Serratia, Pantoea, and Raoutella
Yersinia, Proteae, Edwardsiella, and Hafnia
Vibrio
Aeromonas and Pleiomonas
Pseudomonas
Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas, Ralstonia, Brevundimonas, Comamonas, and Acidovorax
Acinetobacter, Achromobacter, Alcaligenes, Moraxella, Methylobacterium, and Other Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacilli
Actinobacillus, Capnocytophaga, Eikenella, Kingella, and Other Fastidious or Rarely Encountered Gram-Negative Bacilli
Legionella
Neisseria and Moraxella
Haemophilus
Bordetella
Brucella
Pasteurella
Bartonella and Afipia
Francisella
Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria
Clostridium
Peptostreptococcus, Propionibacterium, Lactobacillus, Actinomyces, and Other Non-Spore-Forming Anaerobic Gram-Positive Bacteria
Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, Prevotella, Fusobacterium, and Other Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria
Campylobacter and Arcobacter
Helicobacter
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
Leptospira, Borrelia, and Treponema
Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, and Coxiella
Stains, Media, and Reagents