@article{1400132,
      author = {Atlas, Ronald M., and Snyder, James W.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1400132},
      title = {Handbook of media for clinical and public health  microbiology /},
      abstract = {"Preface Almost 1,800 media are described in the Handbook  of Media for Clinical and Public Health Microbiology,  including newly described media for the cultivation of  emerging pathogens. Diseases caused by emerging pathogens  that are responsible for increased rates of morbidity and  mortality rates, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7,  methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),  vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), and carbapenem  resistant enterococci (CRE) have raised special concerns  and various media included in the Handbook have been  designed for the specific cultivation and identification of  these pathogens. Many of the new media included in the  Handbook of Media for Clinical and Public Health  Microbiology permit the cultivation of bacteria, fungi, and  viruses that are currently causing major medical problems  around the world. These media are very important for the  rapid detection of pathogenic microorganisms and the  diagnosis of individuals with specific infectious diseases  adn for preventing the spread of pathogens via food, water,  and environmental sources. Several of the new media  described in the Handbook of Media for Clinical and Public  Health Microbiology include chromogenic or fluorogenic  substrates that permit the rapid detection of specific  pathogens. An important function of the Handbook of Media  for Clinical and Public Health Microbiology is to provide  descriptions of the media that are used to cultivate and  identify microorganisms from clinical specimens and those  of public health significance. The Handbook provides a  compilation of the formulations, methods of preparation,  and applications for media used in clinical and public  health microbiology laboratories"--Provided by publisher.},
      recid = {1400132},
      pages = {1 online resource (561 pages).},
}