Preface 
 Experiment 1: Moisture Content Determination 
 Experiment 2: Contact Slide Assay 
 Experiment 3: Filamentous Fungi 
 Experiment 4: Bacteria and Actinomycetes 
 Experiment 5: Algae: Enumeration by MPN 
 Experiment 6: Oxidation of Sulfur in Soil 
 Experiment 7: Dehydrogenase Activity of Soils 
 Experiment 8: Nitrification and Denitrification 
 Experiment 9: Bacteriological Examination of Water: The Coliform MPN Test 
 Experiment 10: Membrane Filter Technique 
 Experiment 11: Detection of Bacteriophages 
 Experiment 12: Assimilable Organic Carbon 
 Experiment 13: New Methods for the Detection of Coliforms and Fecal Coliforms 
 Experiment 14: Dry Medium for the Detection of Coliforms in Water, Food, and on Surfaces 
 Experiment 15: Detection of Enteric Viruses in Water 
 Experiment 16: Detection of Waterborne Parasites 
 Experiment 17: Biodegradation of Phenol Compounds 
 Experiment 18: Molecular Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using Polymerase Chain Reaction 
 Experiment 19: Arbitrarily Primed PCR 
 Experiment 20: Enrichment Culture and BIOLOGTM 
 Appendix A: Significant Figures 
 Appendix B: Soil pH Determination 
 Appendix C: Instrumental Molecular Absorption Spectrophotometry and Turbidimetry 
 Appendix D: Glossary