Environmental Microbiology
Edited by- Ian Pepper, - University of Birmingham, B.Sc. in Chemistry, 1970 - Ohio State University, M.S. in Soil Biochemistry, 1972 - Ohio State University, Ph.D. in SOil Microbiology, 1975, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- Charles Gerba, - June 1969: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, B.S., Microbiology - January 1973: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- Terry Gentry
- Raina Maier, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- Ian Pepper, - University of Birmingham, B.Sc. in Chemistry, 1970 - Ohio State University, M.S. in Soil Biochemistry, 1972 - Ohio State University, Ph.D. in SOil Microbiology, 1975, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- Charles Gerba, - June 1969: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, B.S., Microbiology - January 1973: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Audience
Advanced students, technicians, researchers, and consultants in environmental sciences, microbiology, environmental engineering, public health, biology, chemistry, and civil engineering
Hardbound, 624 Pages
Published: September 2008
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-370519-8
Contents
- SECTION 1 - REVIEW OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS1. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology (Maier, Pepper, Gerba) 2. Microorganisms (Roane, Maier) 3. Bacterial Growth (Maier) SECTION 2 - MICROBIAL ENVIRONMENTS4. Earth Environments (Maier, Pepper) 5. Aeromicrobiology (Pepper, Dowd) 6. Aquatic Environments (Maier, Sandrin, Dowd, Herman) 7. Extreme Environments (Maier) SECTION 3 - DETECTION, ENUMERATION, AND INDENTIFICATION8. Environmental Sample Collection & Processing (Pepper, Gerba, Maier)9. Microscopic Techniques (Roane, Pepper, Maier)10. Cultural Methods (Gerba, Pepper) 11. Physiological Methods (Sandrin, Herman, Maier)12. Immunological Methods (Dowd, Maier) 13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods of Analysis(Newby, Maier) SECTION 4 - MICROBIAL COMMUNICATION, ACTIVITIES, AND INTERACTIONS WITH ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRIENT CYCLING14. Biogeochemical Cycling (Maier) 15. Consequences of Biogeochemical Cycles Gone Wild (Maier, Herman) 16. Microbial Communication: Bacteria/Bacteria and Bacteria/Host (Pierson)17. Bacterial Communities in Natural Ecosystems (Maier, Pepper)18. Global Change and Microbial Infectious Disease (Pepper, Gerba)19. Microbial Transport (Newby, Pepper, Maier) SECTION 5 - REMEDIATION OF ORGANIC AND METAL POLLUTANTS20. Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants (Maier)21. Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants (Roane, Rensing, Pepper, Maier) SECTION 6 - WATER- AND FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS22. Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens (Gerba)23. Indicator Microorganisms (Gerba) SECTION 7 - WASTE TREATMENT AND DISINFECTION24. Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Reuse (Gerba, Pepper)25. Drinking Water Treatment (Gerba) 26. Disinfection (Gerba) SECTION 8 - URBAN MICROBIOLOGY27. Domestic and Indoor Microbiology (Gerba, Pepper) 28. Microorganisms and Bioterrorism (Pepper, Choi, Gerba) 30. Risk Assessment(Gerba)
