Nonculturable microorganisms in the environment /

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Imprint:Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2000.
Description:xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Microbial ecology.
Microbiology -- Cultures and culture media.
Microbial ecology.
Microbiology -- Cultures and culture media.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4345322
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Other authors / contributors:Colwell, Rita R., 1934-
Grimes, D. Jay (Darrell Jay), 1944-
ISBN:1555811965
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Many bacteria in the environment exist in a ′viable but not culturable′ state, sometimes even dominant and not yet possible to culture in the laboratory. This book presents the most up--to--date and comprehensive discussion of this remarkable phenomenon available. From a historic overview to the cutting--edge future of the field, it highlights the wide implications of the VBNC state in medicine, public health, environmental science, agriculture and biotechnology
Physical Description:xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1555811965