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Author / Creator:Maier, Raina M.
Imprint:San Diego, Calif. : Academic, 2000.
Description:xix, 585 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Microbial ecology.
Microbial ecology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4256470
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Other authors / contributors:Pepper, Jan L.
Gerba, Charles P., 1945-
ISBN:0124975704
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
  • Microorganisms in the Environment
  • Bacterial Growth
  • Terrestrial Environments
  • Aeromicrobiology
  • Aquatic and Extreme Environments
  • Microbial Transport
  • Environmental Sample Collection and Processing
  • Microscopic Techniques
  • Cultural Methods
  • Physiological Methods
  • Immunological Methods
  • Nucleic Acid Based Methods of Analysis
  • Biogeochemical Cycling
  • Consequences of Biogeochemical Cycles Gone Wild
  • Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants
  • Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants
  • Beneficial and Pathogenic Microbes in Agriculture
  • Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens
  • Indicator Microorganisms
  • Domestic Wastes and Waste Treatment
  • Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution
  • Disinfection
  • Risk Assessment