Laboratory manual of microbiology and biotechnology

Unit I : Laboratory safety rules and regulations --
Unit II : Principles and working of basic equipment --
Unit III : Microscopy and basic microbiological techniques --
Unit IV : Staining techniques for bacteria --
Unit V : Biochemical tests --
Unit VI : Culture media preparation --
Unit VII : Basic microbiological techniques for culturing bacteria --
Unit VIII : Methods used for identifying unknown bacterial isolates --
Unit IX : Study of environmental influences on microbial growth --
Unit X : Evaluation of antimicrobial agents --
Unit XI : Microbial genetics and molecular techniques in biotechnology --
Unit XII : The fungi: molds, yeasts and mushrooms --
Unit XIII : Parasitic protozoa and helminths --
Unit XIV : Virology --
Unit XV : Agricultural microbiology --
Unit XVI : Environmental (Soil, air, water) microbiology --
Unit XVII : Applied microbiology and biotechnology --
Unit XVIII : Medical microbiology and immunology --
Appendices --
Index.

Microbiology and biotechnology are the two important practical oriented subjects in the biology curriculum. Apart from the theoretical background, experimentation in these subjects demands special techniques and appropriate laboratory set up, especially in the field of diagnostic and molecular biology. Based on students and teachers input author's own experience of four decades of teaching and research, Laboratory manual of microbiology and biotechnology, has been designed for use by the students of microbiology, biotechnology, biological sciences, health sciences, environmental science, agriculture, pharmacy, medical laboratory technology; by workers of food processing units, beverage industries and clinical laboratories. The intent of the tool is to provide basic and recent information and in depth methodology in a simple language to help students and professionals to perform practicals with their utmost ease in quest of achieving hundred per cent success. For a beginner information no microbial diversity, various tools and techniques used to study microbes have been given.