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CBS PUBLICATION Handbook Of Microbiology by P S Bisen and Kavita Verma
The aim in bringing out this book is to provide a training to the students of microbiology in handling and understanding microorganisms and also bringing them closer to the physiology of living cells. Beginning with characteristic differences between eukaryotes and prokaryotes the book depicts the various methods employed to characterise and cultivate bacteria. Several staining procedures have been compiled at one- place. The subject matter for various biochemical tests and their results are illustrated by color plates and line diagrams. A major section of the book deals with the occurrence morphology and various biochemical assays for isolating and identifying a wide range of bacteria. The chapter has been made complete by giving the expected results and flowcharts to make identification easier till the species level.