Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology [Paperback]

John G. Holt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0683006037 | ISBN-13: 978-0683006032 | Publication Date: January 15, 1994 | Edition: Ninth

Based on the data contained in the four-volume Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, BMDB-9 also includes new genera and species, new combinations, and new taxa published through the January 1992 issue of the IJSB. Users will find short general descriptions that encompass all organisms by Groups; shape and size, Gram reaction, other pertinent morphological features, motility and flagella, relations to oxygen, basic type of metabolism, carbon and energy sources, habitat and ecology. BMDB-9 also includes discussions of difficulties in identification, keys or tables to genera and species, genus descriptions, synonyms, other nomenclatural changes, and numerous illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 787 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition (January 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683006037
• ISBN-13: 978-0683006032
• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 8.8 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Microbiology

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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference for little organisms, June 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (Paperback)

The book is big and heavy and is filled with useful information for the world of microorganisms. All microbiology majors must have this book in their libraries. This book helps you identify, compare, and understand microorganisms better. Every organism is descibed in detail: gram-stain reactions, fermentation reaction, morphology, etc.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD MANUAL WITH OLD COSTLY GISTS, January 3, 2003

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This review is from: Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (Paperback)

This "Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology" has an admirable practical approach. It depicted the characteristics of bacterial groups in a straightforward manner. Using a wide focus, it featured vivid illustrations, which will enable you to reason like a professional. The manual provided a good number of easy-to-master materials.
However, I felt that this 9th Edition, which first appeared in 1994, is just too old. The authors should give us a more recent update. Also, the high retail price of this book ensured that many people would go for a better alternative. There are lots of them out there! The choice is yours.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A life raft in a sea of confusion!, December 9, 2005

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Yahtzee! (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (Paperback)

This book got me through Microbiology lab--easy to understand, and thorough. Everything you could want to know about a bacterium or a species is detailed here for you! I'm not selling this one back! Get this if you don't want to be writing reports in the middle of the night, going "oh, shoot, I didn't look up this or that bit of information in my professor's copy!"

worth it's weight in gold!