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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Environmental Microbiology
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Second Edition

Edited By
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

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Audience
Advanced students, technicians, researchers, and consultants in environmental sciences, microbiology, environmental engineering, public health, biology, chemistry, and civil engineering

Contents


SECTION 1 - REVIEW OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
1. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology (Maier, Pepper, Gerba) 2. Microorganisms (Roane, Maier) 3. Bacterial Growth (Maier)

SECTION 2 - MICROBIAL ENVIRONMENTS
4. Earth Environments (Maier, Pepper) 5. Aeromicrobiology (Pepper, Dowd) 6. Aquatic Environments (Maier, Sandrin, Dowd, Herman) 7. Extreme Environments (Maier)

SECTION 3 - DETECTION, ENUMERATION, AND INDENTIFICATION
8. 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 CYCLING
14. 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 POLLUTANTS
20. Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants (Maier)21. Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants (Roane, Rensing, Pepper, Maier)

SECTION 6 - WATER- AND FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS
22. Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens (Gerba) 23. Indicator Microorganisms (Gerba)

SECTION 7 - WASTE TREATMENT AND DISINFECTION
24. Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Reuse (Gerba, Pepper) 25. Drinking Water Treatment (Gerba) 26. Disinfection (Gerba)

SECTION 8 - URBAN MICROBIOLOGY
27. Domestic and Indoor Microbiology (Gerba, Pepper) 28. Microorganisms and Bioterrorism (Pepper, Choi, Gerba) 30. Risk Assessment(Gerba)

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 624 pages, publication date: SEP-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-370519-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-370519-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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