Publisher's Synopsis
Intended for microbiologists, biotechnologists, animal and plant cell technologists, parasitologists and mycologists. This benchtop lab manual provides a practical guide to the preservation of bacterial, fungal, algal, protozoal microbes and of animal and plant cell cultures. This new edition is completely updated, with two new chapters on animal/plant cell cultures, and new sections on the preservation of sensitive bacteria, plasmid bearing bacteria/yeasts, and simple methods for maintenance of microbes.