Mycologists have recognized the need for a consensus guideline that serves as a concise reference for the
performance of fungal culturing and the preparation and reading of direct microscopic examinations. M54
provides principles and procedures for biosafety in the mycology laboratory, QC of fungal media,
maintenance of stock strains, specimen collection and transport, specimen processing, direct microscopic
examinations, fungal culturing methods, and assessment of cultures.
This guideline is intended for laboratory scientists who process specimens for fungal culture and/or
perform fungal direct microscopic examinations. Although they can be encountered growing on
mycology media, Nocardia spp. and other aerobic actinomycetes can also be found growing on media in
other areas of the laboratory (eg, bacteriology, mycobacteriology). Therefore, culture and direct
examinations for this group of organisms will not be discussed in this document. Furthermore, the
identification of fungi is outside of the scope of this document.
| File Size : | 1
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| ISBN(s) : | 1562388576 |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 96 |
| Published : | 10/01/2012 |
