Good Book for Microbe Identification?

[MWK]

Does anyone have any good suggestions for a book that has many microscopic images of microbes to help with the identification process?

[MicroBob]

For fresh water pond life we use "Das Leben im Wassertropfen" here in Germany. It will probably be helpful even when it is written in a language you don't speak. It has been on the market for a long time, you could buy used an older edition.

Bob

[wstenberg]

Wassertropfen, indeed.
Everything sounds more scientific in German!

[MWK]

Does that include forms of yeast and bacteria?

[BramHuntingNematodes]

Brock's is not very good for ID, btw. Nematology keys are surprisingly expensive, although I hear good things about the Perry and Moens and there is a nice fluorescence photo on the cover.

[Tom Jones]

Guide to Microlife, Rainis and Russel: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Microlife- ... 774&sr=8-1

Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa, a Color Guide, Patterson: https://www.amazon.com/Free-Living-Fres ... oks&sr=1-3

How to know the Protozoa, Jahn: https://www.amazon.com/How-Know-Protozo ... oks&sr=1-1

How to know the Freshwater Algae, Prescott: https://www.amazon.com/How-Know-Freshwa ... oks&sr=1-1

Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi, Watanabe: https://www.amazon.com/PICTORIAL-ATLAS- ... oks&sr=1-2

Identification of bacteria and yeast generally take biochemical methods at a minimum, so a pictorial-only atlas is of little use.

[daruosha]

Is there free to download book which is well known and used by the community?

[75RR]

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You should dig through the Resources (online, books etc.) section, plenty of interesting info there

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