Nonculturable microorganisms in the environment /
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Imprint: | Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2000. |
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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 |
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 |
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Physical Description: | xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1555811965 |