Analytical Microbiology Methods: Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

by Alvin Fox (Editor)

Analytical A Perspective.- Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry for Analytical Microbiology.- The Chemotaxonomy of Coryneform Morphology vs. Chemical Anatomy.- The Use of Cellular Fatty Acids for Identification of Microorganisms.- Profiling and Detection of Bacterial Carbohydrates.- Analysis of Bacterial Amino Acids.- Headspace Analysis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Volatile Organic Compounds Associated with Clostridium Cultures.- Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria by Headspace Gas Chromatography.- High Performance Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Analyses of Mycobacterial Waxes and Glycolipids.- Structural Elucidation of Lipopolysaccharides and their Lipid a Application of Soft Ionization Mass Spectrometry.- Structural Determination of Unsaturated Long Chain Fatty Acids from Mycobacteria by Capillary Gas Chromatography and Collision Activation Dissociation Mass Spectrometry.- Pyrolysis GC/MS Profiling of Chemical Markers for Microorganisms.- Rapid Characterization of Microorganisms by Curie-Point Pyrolysis in Combination with Short-Column Capillary Gas Chromatography and Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry.- Ultrasensitive Determination of Lipid Biomarkers by Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry in Clinical and Ecological Microbiology.- Gas Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Techniques for the Diagnosis of Disseminated Candidiasis.- Use of Lipid Biomarkers in Environmental Samples.

292 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1990