Difco Manual

Difco & BBL Manual
Manual of Microbiological Culture Media Second Edition

Editors Mary Jo Zimbro, B.S., MT (ASCP) David A. Power, Ph.D. Sharon M. Miller, B.S., MT (ASCP) George E. Wilson, MBA, B.S., MT (ASCP) Julie A. Johnson, B.A. BD Diagnostics – Diagnostic Systems 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152

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Table of Contents

Contents
Preface ...............................................................................................................................................................v About This Manual ...........................................................................................................................................vii History of BD Diagnostics .................................................................................................................................ix Section I: Monographs .......................................................................................................................................1 History of Microbiology and Culture Media ...................................................................................................3 Microorganism Growth Requirements .............................................................................................................4 Functional Types of Culture Media

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