and protozoa. Also included are new chapters on animal and plant tissue culture. The Second Edition of this essential bench-top manual provides a complete update of preservation methodology for bacteria, yeasts and other fungi, algae, and protozoa, and two new chapters on animal and plant cell cultures. It presents valuable information on:**Service collections and their functions**Maintenance of bacteria by freeze-drying, glass bead, and gelatin disc techniques**Low-temperature freezing of microbes on silica gel**Maintenance of industrial and marine bacteria and bacteriophages**Maintenance of anaerobic, phototropic, and methanogenic bacteria**Maintenance of Leptospira**Maintenance of bacteria by simple methods**Maintenance of filamentous fungi and yeasts**Maintenance of algae and protozoa**Cryopreservation techniques for parasitic protozoa**Maintenance of animal cell cultures**Maintenance of plant tissue cultures**A list of suppliers is included as an appendix.

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