Sampling - Microbiological Monitoring of Environments

Fülszöveg

Society for Applied Bacteriology Technical
Series
No. 6
SAFETY IN MICROBIOLOGY
edited by D. A. Shapton and R. G. Board
1972, xii + 254pp., L4.50
With safety as the central theme of the Autumn 1970 Demonstration Meeting of the Society for Applied Bacteriology, microbiologists reviewed many of the methods which have evolved for the safe handling of pathogenic and saprophytic microorganisms as well as radioisotopes, etc. The contributors adopted a particularly liberal interpretation of this vital aspect of microbiology to emphasize that there is more to aseptic technique than the acquisition of deft movements in the flaming platinum loops and the transfer of cultures. Moreover, with the continuing rapid growth in microbial physiology and "bucidét" microbiology they have reassessed the real and potential dangers associated with the large scale growth, harvesting and chemical fractionation of microorganisms. Covering many branches of microbiology, the contributors have provided a... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Society for Applied Bacteriology Technical
Series
No. 6
SAFETY IN MICROBIOLOGY
edited by D. A. Shapton and R. G. Board
1972, xii + 254pp., L4.50
With safety as the central theme of the Autumn 1970 Demonstration Meeting of the Society for Applied Bacteriology, microbiologists reviewed many of the methods which have evolved for the safe handling of pathogenic and saprophytic microorganisms as well as radioisotopes, etc. The contributors adopted a particularly liberal interpretation of this vital aspect of microbiology to emphasize that there is more to aseptic technique than the acquisition of deft movements in the flaming platinum loops and the transfer of cultures. Moreover, with the continuing rapid growth in microbial physiology and "bucidét" microbiology they have reassessed the real and potential dangers associated with the large scale growth, harvesting and chemical fractionation of microorganisms. Covering many branches of microbiology, the contributors have provided a comprehensive and definitive text together with references which will be of undoubted value for use in laboratories, whether medical, veterinary, pharmaceutical, food orfermentation.
Contents
Safety In the microbiological laboratory: an Introduction. The use of safety cabinets for the prevention of laboratory acquired Infection. Aerosol sampling. Laminar flow as applied to bacteriology. The management of laboratory discard jars. Notes on hot air sterilization. The routine control of contamination In a culture collection. Sterility testing and assurance In the pharmaceutical industry. The isolation and Identification of bacteria and mycoplasma pathogenic to laboratory animals. Tííe production of disease free embryos and chicks. Methods of handling and testing starter cultures Actinomycete and fungus spores In air as respiratory allergens. Carcinogenic hazards in the microbiology laboratory. Safety in the use of radioactive isotopes. Preservation of fungal cultures and the control of mycophagous mites. The disinfection of heat sensitive surgical instruments. Author index. Subject index.
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Contents of Volume 35 No. 4 include: Identification and typing of Clostridia In raw milk in Egypt. A comparison of methods for the enrichment of salmonellae from sheep faeces. The relationship between methane production and concentrations of hydrogen in the aqueous and gaseous phases during rumen fermentation in vitro. Starch gel electrophoresis of catalase and esterase isoenzymes from some Rhizobium and Agrobacterium spp. Studies on the mechanism of the antimicrobial action of oleuropeln. Microbiological sampling of poultry carcasses. Some growth characteristics of a Hyphomicro-bium sp. in batch culture. The bacteria in an Antarctic peat. Quantitative aspects of growth of the methane oxidising bacterium Methy/o-coccus capsulatus on methane In shake flask and continuous chemostat culture. Isolation of pectolytic Clostridia from potatoes. Heat resistance of Bacillus subti/is spores at various water activities. A comparison of various selective media, including a new selective medium forthe isolation of brucellaefrom milk. Ethanol production from glucose by Torulopsis glabrata occurring naturally in the stomachs of newborn animals.
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With the increasing growth of microbiology, it is becoming difficult for persons to remain in touch with developments In their own specialization let alone those In allied fields. This is especially true In the busy laboratories in Industry where personnel can expect requests to sample and analyse materials other than those which are dealt with routinely. At such times It Is often difficult to decide upon the appropriate methods or, for that matter, to seek guidance from the literature because of the latter's tendency to follow the general trend of mcreasing specialization within microbiology. This book attempts to obviate this situation through collecting together many methods and techniques which are used In routine work. The editors do not pretend that the book provides a compendium but, through the apt choice of references, the contributors have provided the means whereby anyone can find methods which are not described In this volume. It should be of particular value to those working in the food industry, medicinal, veterinary and cosmetic laboratories and general microbiology.
Illustration
Sterile 'Rat-trap Bottle', set and ready for lowering from stern winch on sampling boat. At the required depth the trap is messenger-triggered to release the upper bung and obtain the 500 ml water sample; the bottle Is sealed in situ by the second closure bung.
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ISOLATION OF ANAEROBES
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1971, xiv + 270pp., L4.00
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AUTOMATION MECHANIZATION AND DATA HANDLING IN MICROBIOLOGY
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ISOLATION METHODS FOR MICROBIOLOGISTS
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1969, xii + 178pp., L2.50
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Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden Hertfordshire, England 1966, xiv + 146pp., L1.90
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