part PART I PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES FOR BACTERIOLOGY -- chapter 1 Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis / chapter 2 Quantitation of Microorganisms / chapter 3 Culturing and Preserving Microorganisms / chapter 4 Stains for Light Microscopy -- chapter 5 Identication of Gram-Positive Organisms / chapter 6 Identication of Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria / chapter 7 Plaque Assay for Bacteriophage / chapter 8 Phage Identication of Bacteria / chapter 9 Phage Display and Selection of Protein Ligands / chapter 10 Diagnostic Medical Microbiology / chapter 11 Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobial Agents / chapter 12 Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing / chapter 13 Bacterial Cell Wall: Morphology and Biochemistry / chapter 14 Bacterial Cell Breakage or Lysis / part 15 Major Culture Collections and Sources / chapter 16 Epidemiological Methods in Microbiology / part Part II: Information on Individual Genus and Species, and Other Topics -- chapter 17 The Family Enterobacteriaceae / chapter 18 The Genus Pseudomonas / chapter 19 The Family Neisseriaceae / chapter 20 Microbiological and Clinical Aspects of the Pathogenic Spirochetes / chapter 21 The Genus Vibrio and Related Genera / chapter 22 Staphylococcus aureus and Related Staphylococci / chapter 23 The Genus Streptococcus / chapter 24 The Genus Bacillus / chapter 25 The Genus Clostridium / chapter 26 The Genus Corynebacterium / chapter 27 The Actinobacteria / chapter 28 The Family Rickettsiaceae / chapter 29 Chlamydia / chapter 30 Mycoplasma and Related Organisms / chapter 31 The Genus Mycobacteria / chapter 32 The Genus Legionella / chapter 33 The Genus Haemophilus / chapter 34 The Genus Listeria / chapter 35 The Genus Campylobacter / chapter 36 The Genus Helicobacter / chapter 37 The Genus Yersinia / chapter 38 The Genus Bordetella / chapter 39 Other Zoonotic Bacteria / chapter 40 Other Anaerobic Bacteria: Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, Prevotella, Tannerella, and Fusobacterium -- chapter 41 Introduction to Archaea / chapter 42 Overview of Biolms and Some Key Methods for Their Study / chapter 43 Introduction to Bacteriophages* / chapter 44 Phage Therapy: Bacteriophages as Natural, Self-Replicating Antimicrobials / chapter 45 Introduction to Parasites / chapter 46 Introduction to Yeasts / chapter 47 Introduction to Virology