This exceptional visual guide showcases over 750 vibrant, full-color pictures of bacterial isolates commonly found in diagnostic microbiology, along with the techniques utilized to identify them. These methods include microscopic and phenotypic characteristics, colony morphology, and biochemical properties.

The chapters delve into the most crucial bacterial pathogens and related organisms, providing updated information on taxonomy, epidemiology, pathogenicity, laboratory and antibiotic susceptibility testing, and molecular biology methodology. Tables are included to summarize and compare key biochemical reactions and other important characteristics.

A new addition to this edition is a dedicated chapter on the latest advancements in total laboratory automation. The comprehensive chapter on stains, media, and reagents now features histopathology images. Additionally, a new Fast Facts chapter offers tables that condense and illustrate essential details for commonly encountered organisms.

For the first time, this user-friendly atlas is available digitally for improved searchability. The Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology continues to be an invaluable visual aid for lectures and laboratory presentations, catering to laboratorians, clinicians, students, and individuals with an interest in diagnostic medical bacteriology.

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