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Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles and Practice, 2nd edition

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DOI: 10.1309/LMBW4EKPG1TMCTYO

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 Media Review
Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles
and Practice, 2nd edition
Edited by David H. Persing, Fred C. Tenover, Yi-Wei Tang, Frederick S. Nolte, Randall T. Hayden,
and Alex Van Belkum
960 pages. Washington, DC: ASM Press, 2011. $189.95 ISBN: 9781555814977

I found Molecular A considerable number of chapters are devoted to teaching

Microbiology: Diagnostic
Principles and Practice, 2nd
Edition to be an excellent
resource for laboratory
professionals and the
clinical care team. This book
provides chapter-by-chapter
detail regarding the various
molecular techniques that
have been incorporated
into use in microbiology
laboratories during the past
30 years. The authors focus
on molecular techniques for routine use in clinical and
research laboratories. The work includes comprehensive
functional and economic comparison of currently available
commercial reagents, as well as discussion of specialized
laboratory developed methods.
the reader how to analyze the data generated by the
various molecular platforms. Illustrations are plentiful and
well-chosen; they provide clarity to the written text. Another
important detail included by the authors is information
pertaining to functional design of a molecular laboratory
space. These considerations, paired with the inclusion
of details necessary for implementation, evaluation
and quality control, make this book invaluable to the
laboratory professional. The authors’ discussions of clinical
usefulness and practical limitations of the various molecular
applications are beneficial to physicians, physician
assistants, and nurse practitioners. Each chapter ends with
a section discussing the future direction and implications of
each technology. Further, each chapter contains extensive
references for the reader who wishes to pursue additional
details. This text was published in 2011; the information
contained within remains highly relevant in the modern
molecular microbiology laboratory. LM

DOI: 10.1309/LMBW4EKPG1TMCTYO

Reviewer
Catherine Gebhart, PhD
Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Laboratory
Technical Director of Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha

*To whom correspondence should be addressed.

E-mail: cgebhart@unmc.edu

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