Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology 16/E 2025

**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles(R) in Laboratory Technology**

Perfect your lab skills with the essential text for diagnostic microbiology! Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 16th Edition is known as the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and the preeminent text for students in clinical laboratory science programs. With hundreds of full-color illustrations and step-by-step methods for procedures, this text provides a solid, basic understanding of diagnostic microbiology and covers more advanced techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Written by noted CLS educator Dr. Patricia Tille, Diagnostic Microbiology has everything you need to get accurate lab test results in class and in clinical practice.

NEW! Expanded molecular content enhances each specific organism area

NEW! Revised life cycle illustrations clarify and reinforce important components

More than 800 high-quality, full-color illustrations help you visualize key concepts

Expanded sections on parasitology, mycology, and virology

Case studies and step-by-step procedures on the Evolve companion website

Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter

Genera and Species boxes provide handy, at-a-glance summaries

A glossary defines terms at the back of the book