Bacteria from fish and other aquatic animals : a practical identification manual / Nicky B. Buller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buller, Nicky B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aquatic animals--Microbiology.

Aquatic animals.

Animals--Microbiology.

Animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This manual enables the identification of bacteria that may be found in animals (particularly fish) that inhabit the aquatic environment. The emphasis is on bacteria from farmed aquatic animals and the contents include interpretation of biochemical identification tests and sets.

Contents:

List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Photographs of Culture and Microscopic Appearance of Organisms; 1 Aquatic Animal Species and Organism Relationship; 2 Bacteriological Culture Techniques: Microscopy, Culture and Identification; 3 Interpretation of Biochemical Identification Tests and Sets; 4 Biochemical Identification Tables; 5 Technical Methods; 6 Techniques for the Molecular Identification of Bacteria; 7 Preparation of Media for Culture and Identification; Further Reading and Other Information Sources; Appendix; Glossary of Terms; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-328) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-86622-5

9780851999549

9786610866229

0-85199-954-9

OCLC:

437182360