Good Book for Microbe Identification?

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Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#1 Post by MWK » Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:14 pm

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

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Re: Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#2 Post by MicroBob » Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:34 pm

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.

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#3 Post by wstenberg » Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:04 pm

Wassertropfen, indeed.
Everything sounds more scientific in German!
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Re: Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#4 Post by MWK » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:18 am

Does that include forms of yeast and bacteria?

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#5 Post by BramHuntingNematodes » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:09 am

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.
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#6 Post by Tom Jones » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:20 am

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.

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Re: Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#7 Post by daruosha » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:13 pm

Is there free to download book which is well known and used by the community?
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#8 Post by 75RR » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:48 pm

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

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#9 Post by mich123 » Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:14 pm

thanks!
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#10 Post by Sabatini » Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:11 pm

75RR
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Re: Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#11 Post by Adam Long » Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:05 pm

Than a book?

Posting a video on a forum or facebook group is usually a quicker route.

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#12 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:30 pm

Check out the Microbe Hunter Wikki. There is at least one good publication in PBF form.
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Re: Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#13 Post by Wes » Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:34 pm

Tom Jones wrote:
Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:20 am
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.
Nice compilation. I just checked out Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa, a Color Guide by Patterson as a pdf, not bad at all.
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Re: Good Book for Microbe Identification?

#14 Post by tlansing » Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:58 pm

Here's another book that is free as a pdf that has beautiful photos of a wide range of organisms. I find it very useful for identification and just admiring the fantastic photos.
http://www.wfoissner.at/data_prot/Kreut ... _1-267.pdf

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#15 Post by einman » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:47 pm

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#16 Post by einman » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:48 pm

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#17 Post by einman » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:49 pm

Hmmm..pics could have been better, but you can see some of the books mentioned.

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#18 Post by einman » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:55 pm

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#19 Post by 75RR » Sat Dec 11, 2021 9:33 pm

einman wrote:
Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:49 pm
Hmmm..pics could have been better, but you can see some of the books mentioned.
You can, mostly, however the ring-binded books are intriguing ...
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#20 Post by einman » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:23 pm

It's an older photo as I re-arranged the books on a regular basis. One was a book on microscopy and another was Aquatic beetles. I hope to finally begin spending quality time in my lab if I retire next year. Then I can participate more in the forums and maybe even finally make that trip to visit Apochronaut.LOL.

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