Study material for students are of two types—textbooks and practical manuals. While text books deal with all the theoretical aspects, practical manuals help the students by explaining the schedule of practical study without going into details of concepts. There is a third category of books which combines the best of both theoretical aspects and practical methodology. Tools and Techniques of Microbiology is a book belonging to this category. The book not only gives the theoretical concepts behind the working of various tools used in the microbiology laboratory, but also details the techniques using those tools. The book consists of nine chapters. Chapter one deals with the introduction to microbiological study, while chapters two to eight deal with various microbiological tools and techniques using those tools. Chapter nine deals with cleaning and sterilization of glassware. There are two appendices at the end dealing with preparation of stains and also some essential calculations. The book is profusely illustrated to make the understanding of the subject easy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Sundara Rajan
Dr. S. Sundara Rajan obtained the D.Sc. degree in Botany from the University of Mysore, specializing in plant morphology. He has been teaching and conducting research in Botany for the past 33 years. Currently, he is the Head of the Post-graduate Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore. Dr. Sundara Rajan’s research interests include plant morphology, physiology, genetics and evolution. He has published over 40 research papers in National and International Journals and has authored more than a dozen books on botany published by leading publishers of India. Dr. Sundara Rajan has traveled abroad widely and has presented papers in many International Conferences. He has contributed several invited articles to many books and encyclopaedias. Presently, his research interests include tracing the history of botany in ancient India, on which he has published about half a dozen papers. Dr. Sundara Rajan has received many research awards and grants. Recently, he has been given the state award for being the best college teacher in Science by the Government of Karnataka.
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