Systematic Guide for Microbial Identification

by Mahalik. Shubhashree & Dhanesh Kumar

ISBN: 9789390371587
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 2995.00
Biblio : 2019,.viii+78,.fig,.tbls,.indx,.25cm

Author Profile

About the Author Dr Shubhashree Mahalik is Assistant Professor at P.G. Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha. She holds MSc degree in Biotechnology from University of Allahabad and PhD degree in Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She specializes in Microbial Bioprocess and biosystems engineering. Her doctoral research work focused on systems biology approaches for designing Quiescent cell platform for over expression of recombinant proteins. Presently she is engaged in research work pertaining to study of microbial physiology and metabolic engineering for production of value-added enzymes and metabolites. Dr Dhanesh Kumar is currently working as a prestigious Dr. D. S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellow at Dept. of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. He has earned his master’s and Doctoral degree from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, an Institution of national importance. Dr. Kumar served as guest faculty in Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, teaching microbiology and Biotechnology to P.G. and M. Phil students. His present research thrust includes study of diversity of bacteria in coastal belt of Odisha, isolation of novel phylotypes and metagenome analysis. Dr. Kumar is the recipient of international fellowship from Govt. of Czech Republic, National merit scholarship from DBT, Govt. of India, CSIR-NET, ICMR JRF, GATE etc.

About The Book

This book is a handy guide for any aspiring microbiologist. It will take the science students through the microbial world exploring the tools and techniques in microbiology. It covers the basic as well as advance topics in a clear and concise form. The illustrations, figures, photographs and line diagrams illustrated in this book will help to perform various experiments. The book contains principles and protocols that are well established. This book will attract a vast range of readers and will definitely bring a boost to their practical knowledge on microbiology.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface v Abbreviations vii 1. Introduction 1 2. General Laboratory Instruction 3 3. Microscope and its Handling 7 4. Culture Media 15 5. Culture Techniques 19 6. Estimation of Growth of Microbes 25 7. Preservation of Microbes 29 8. Microbial Colony Characteristics 33 9. Microscopic Observation 35 10. Biochemical Characterization 45 11. Molecular Characterization 59 12. Metagenomics 71 References/Further Reading 75 Index 77