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List of contents
1. Influence of the Environment on the Properties of Vegetative Microorganisms: An Overview 2. Definition of Phenotype in Batch Culture 3. Changes in Bacterial Cell Properties in Going from Exponential Growth to Stationary Phase 4. Continuous Culture of Microorganisms in Liquid Media: Effects of Growth Rate and Nutrient Limitation 5. The Influence of Nutrient Environment during Vegetative Growth on the Properties of Bacterial Endospores 6. Influence of the Environment on the Properties of Microorganisms Grown in Association with Surfaces 7. Sources of Biological Variation and Lack of Inoculum Reproducibility: A Summary 8. The Preservation of Inocula 9. Influence of Post-Growth Procedures on the Properties of Microorganisms 10. Factors Affecting the Reproducibility and Predictivity of Performance Tests, P 11. Preservative Efficacy Testing in the Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Industries 12. Preservative Efficacy Testing in the Cosmetics and Toiletries Industries 13. Reproducibility and Predictivity of Disinfection and Biocide Tests 14. Reproducibility and Performance of Endospores as Biological Indicators 15. Development and Production of Vaccines 16. Screening for Novel Antimicrobial Activity/Compounds in the Pharmaceutical Industry 17. Screening for Novel Antimicrobial Compounds/Activity in the Environmental Protection Industries 18. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing within the Clinic
About the author
M.R.W. Brown
Summary
Completely covering issues relating to growth and post-growth conditions in the culture of microorganisms, this book examines the difficulties of obtaining results in the test tube that will be reproducible and relevant for a wide variety of tests. It explores the current state of research in this area and troubleshoots problems.
