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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006566603321

Titolo

Handbook of culture media for food and water microbiology / / edited by Janet E.L. Corry, Gordon D.W. Curtis, Rosamund M. Baird

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : RSC Pub., 2012

ISBN

9781621981282

1621981282

9781847551450

1847551459

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1037 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CorryJanet E. L

CurtisGordon D. W

BairdR. M (Rosamund M.)

Disciplina

664.001579

Soggetti

Culture media (Biology)

Food - Microbiology

Water - Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Reviews of culture media -- pt. 2. Pharmacopoeia of culture media.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the highly anticipated third edition of a book written by the Working Party on Culture Media of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene. It is a handy reference for microbiologists wanting to know which media to use for the detection of various groups of microbes in foods and how to check the performance of the media. The book is divided into two parts and concentrates on media for water as well as food microbes - selecting those which have been evaluated and shown to function optimally. The first part consists of a series of chapters written by various experts fro