Manual of Clinical Microbiology

abscesses acid acid-fast aerobic agar plate agent agglutination Amer anaerobic animals antibiotics antibody antigen antisera antiserum aureus bacilli bacteria Bacteriol biochemical blood blood-agar plate broth Brucella carbohydrates catalase cells centrifuge characteristics clinical specimens coli colonies containing culture diagnosis differential dilution diphtheriae disease Enterobacteriaceae examination fermentation flagella fluorescent genus glucose Gram stain gram-negative gram-positive grow growth guinea pigs hemolysis hyphae identification incubation infection inoculated inoculum isolation laboratory lesions maltose mannitol medium method methylene blue microorganisms microscope morphology motile negative Neisseria nitrate obtained occur organisms pathogenic Pathol patients pigment pipette pneumococci positive prepared procedure produce Pseudomonas rabbit reactions reagent saline Salmonella sediment sera serological serotypes serum Shigella skin slant slide smears solution species spinal fluid spores sputum sterile strains streaked streptococci surface suspension swab Table technique temperature tion tissue titer tive tube ture urine usually yeast