Diagnostic Microbiology: Isolation and Identification of Pathogens. Isolation and Culture Procedures. Media for the Isolation and Identification of Microorganisms of Public Health Concern. Media for the Isolation and Identification of Microorganisms from Clinical and Public Health Specimens. References. Web Resources. Alphabetical Listings of Bacteriological, Mycological, Protozoan, and Viral Culture Media.

Ronald M. Atlas, Ph.D., is a professor of biology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. He has authored several microbiology textbooks and handbooks of microbiological media. His research has included development of diagnostic systems for pathogenic microorganisms. He has served on the editorial boards of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Bio- Science, Biotechniques, Environmental Microbiology, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism, and Journal of Industrial Microbiology. He is the previous editor of Critical Reviews in Microbiology. He also has served as president of the American Society for Microbiology.
James W. Snyder, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Kentucky, and serves as the director of microbiology for the University of Louisville Hospital. Dr. Snyder is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) and a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology. He is a member of the Critical Reviews in Microbiology editorial board and serves on the Professional Affairs Laboratory Practices Committee of the American Society for Microbiology. He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and member and coordinating editor of the Laboratory Response Network Sentinel Level Laboratory Protocols for Biothreat and Emerging Infectious Disease Agents. He maintains an active research program in both applied and basic clinical microbiology, including molecular techniques for the detection of pathogens and tracking of microbial incidence and in vitro activity of antibiotics in support of local and national surveillance programs.

Updating the Handbook of Media for Clinical Microbiology, this book provides a compilation of the formulations, methods of preparation, and applications for media used in clinical and public health microbiology laboratories. Comprising both classic and modern media, the handbook describes almost 1,800 types of media, listed alphabetically, including new media for the cultivation of emerging bacteria, fungi, and viruses that are causing major medical problems around the world. The book's format allows easy reference to information needed to prepare media for cultivating pathogenic microorganisms.