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Author / Creator:Maier, Raina M.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Burlington, MA : Academic Press, c2009.
Description:xxii, 598 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Methods in enzymology, 0076-6879 ; v. 397
Methods in enzymology ; v. 397.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7469122
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Other authors / contributors:Pepper, Ian L.
Gerba, Charles P., 1945-
ISBN:9780123705198
0123705193
Notes:Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Review of Basic Microbiological Concepts
  • 1. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
  • 2. Microorganisms
  • 3. Bacterial Growth
  • Section 2. Microbial Environments
  • 4. Earth Environments
  • 5. Aeromicrobiology
  • 6. Aquatic Environments
  • 7. Extreme Environments
  • Section 3. Detection, Enumeration, and Indentification
  • 8. Environmental Sample Collection & Processing
  • 9. Microscopic Techniques
  • 10. Cultural Methods
  • 11. Physiological Methods
  • 12. Immunological Methods
  • 13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods of Analysis
  • Section 4. Microbial Communication, Activities, and Interactions With Environment and Nutrient Cycling
  • 14. Biogeochemical Cycling
  • 15. Consequences of Biogeochemical Cycles Gone Wild
  • 16. Microbial Communication: Bacteria/Bacteria and Bacteria/Host
  • 17. Bacterial Communities in Natural Ecosystems
  • 18. Global Change and Microbial Infectious Disease
  • 19. Microbial Transport
  • Section 5. Remediation of Organic and Metal Pollutants
  • 20. Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants
  • 21. Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants
  • Section 6. Water- and Food-Borne Pathogens
  • 22. Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens
  • 23. Indicator Microorganisms
  • Section 7. Waste Treatment and Disinfection
  • 24. Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Reuse
  • 25. Drinking Water Treatment
  • 26. Disinfection
  • Section 8. Urban Microbiology
  • 27. Domestic and Indoor Microbiology
  • 28. Microorganisms and Bioterrorism
  • 30. Risk Assessment