LABORATORY MANUAL IN MICROBIOLOGY – SECOND EDITION (2011)

LABORATORY MANUAL IN MICROBIOLOGY
SECOND EDITION

THE SRI LANKA COLLEGE OF MICROBIOLOGISTS

EDITED BY

DR. KUMUDU KARUNARATNE
CONSULTANT MICROBIOLOGIST
LADY RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL,
COLOMBO

DR. THAMARA WIJESURIYA
SENIOR LECTURER
FACULTY OF MEDICINE,
UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA

DR. MALKA DASSANAYAKE
CONSULTANT MICROBIOLOGIST
COLOMBO NORTH TEACHING HOSPITAL
RAGAMA

DR. KANTHI NANAYAKKARA
CONSULTANT MEDICAL VIROLOGIST
MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
COLOMBO

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