Updating the Handbook of Media for Clinical Microbiology, this book provides a compilation of the formulations, methods of preparation, and applications for media used in clinical and public health microbiology laboratories. Comprising both classic and modern media, the handbook describes almost 1, 800 types of media, listed alphabetically, including new media for the cultivation of emerging bacteria, fungi, and viruses that are causing major medical problems around the world. The book¿s format allows easy reference to information needed to prepare media for cultivating pathogenic microorganisms.