Introduction: Safety and laboratory guidelines --;Section 1: Fundamental skills for the microbiology laboratory --;Section 2: Microbial growth --;Section 3: Microscopy and staining --;Section 4: Selective media --;Section 5: Differential tests --;Section 6: Quantitative techniques --;Section 7: Medical microbiology --;Section 8: Environmental microbiology --;Section 9: Food microbiology --;Section 10: Microbial genetics --;Section 11: Hematology and serology --;Section12: Eukaryotic microbes --;Appendix A: Biochemical Pathways --;Appendix B: Miscellaneous transfer methods --;Appendix C: Transfer from a broth culture using a glass pipette --;Appendix D: Transfer from a broth culture using a digital pipette --;Appendix E: The spectophotometer --;Appendix F: Alternative procedures for section 6 --;Appendix G: Agarose gel electrophoresis --;Appendix H: Medium, reagent, and stain recipes --;Data sheets --;Glossary --;Index.