Front Cover; Current Methods for Classification and Identification of Microorganisms; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Classical and Rapid Identification Methods for Medically Important Bacteria; Chapter 2. Characterization Tests Appropriate for Numerical Taxonomy Studies; Chapter 3. Enzyme Tests in Bacterial Identification; Chapter 4. Lipid and Cell-Wall Analysis in Bacterial Systematics; Chapter 5. Microbial Systematics Based on Electrophoretic Whole-Cell Protein Patterns; Chapter 6. Characterization of Microorganisms by Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry.

Chapter 7. Labelled-Antibody Methods for Detection and Identification of MicroorganismsChapter 8. Identification of Microorganisms by Rapid DNA-DNA Hybridization; Chapter 9. Isolation, Purification and Enzymatic Sequencing of RNA; Chapter 10. The Application of 16S rRNA Cataloguing and 5S rRNA Sequencing in Bacterial Systematics; Chapter 11. Computer Programs for Classification and Identification; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes.