Microbiological Assay. An Introduction to quantitative principles and Evaluation

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages ix-xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Page xiii
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-16
CHAPTER 2 - THE AGAR DIFFUSION ASSAY, Pages 17-69
CHAPTER 3 - TUBE ASSAYS FOR GROWTH-PROMOTING SUBSTANCES, Pages 70-102
CHAPTER 4 - TUBE ASSAYS FOR ANTIBIOTICS, Pages 103-135
CHAPTER 5 - ASSAY OF MIXTURES OF ANTIBIOTICS, Pages 136-150
CHAPTER 6 - EVALUATION OF PARALLEL LINE ASSAYS, Pages 151-202
CHAPTER 7 - EVALUATION OF SLOPE RATIO ASSAYS, Pages 203-213
CHAPTER 8 - CHOICE OF METHOD AND DESIGN, Pages 214-242
CHAPTER 9 - REPEATED ASSAYS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND REPORTS, Pages 243-257
APPENDIX 1 - PATTERNS FOR SMALL PLATE ASSAYS, Page 259
APPENDIX 2 - CALCULATIONS FOR PARALLEL LINE ASSAYS, Pages 260-261
APPENDIX 3 - POTENCY RATIO, OR F/E, TABLES, Pages 262-263
APPENDIX 4 - PROFORMA AND WORKED EXAMPLE—AGAR DIFFUSION ASSAY, Page 264
APPENDIX 5 - SOURCES OF REFERENCE MATERIALS, Pages 265-266
APPENDIX 6 - THE DILUTION OF REFERENCE STANDARDS, Pages 267-268
APPENDIX 7 - THE PROBIT TRANSFORMATION, Page 269
APPENDIX 8 - THE ANGULAR TRANSFORMATION, Page 270
APPENDIX 9 - THE t DISTRIBUTION, Page 271
APPENDIX 10 - VARIANCE RATIO TABLES—THE F TEST, Pages 272-273
APPENDIX 11 - THE χ2 DISTRIBUTION, Page 274
APPENDIX 12 - THE RANGE/MEAN TEST, Page 275
APPENDIX 13 - EVIDENCE THAT QUADRATIC CURVATURE IS WITHOUT INFLUENCE IN BALANCED PARALLEL LINE ASSAYS, Pages 276-277
INDEX, Pages 279-284