Summary

Presents eight new techniques, or modifications of older techniques, for the physical and chemical detection and identification of microorganisms under a variety of circumstances. Includes a history of the technique, a description of it in terms understandable to practicing microbiologists, and an evaluation of its strengths and weaknesses. A typical chapter covers a polarization-sensitive multiparameter light-scattering characterization of bacteria. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)