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Environmental microbiology.

Designed for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and environmental professionals, this book builds upon the tremendous success of the previous editions with a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of environmental microbiology as a discipline that has greatly expanded in scope and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Pepper, Ian L. (Autor), Gerba, Charles P., 1945- (Autor), Gentry, Terry J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA ; London, UK ; Waltham, MA ; Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press : Imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
Edición:3rd edition /
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Review of Basic Microbiological Concepts: Introduction to environmental microbiology
  • Microorganisms found in the environment
  • Bacterial growth
  • Part II: Microbial environments: Earth environments
  • Aeromicrobiology
  • Aquatic environments
  • Extreme environments
  • Part III: Detection, enumeration, and identification: Environmental sample collection and processing
  • Microscopic techniques
  • Cultural methods
  • Physiological methods
  • Immunological methods
  • Nucleic acid-based methods of analysis
  • Part IV: Microbial communication, activities, and interactions with environment and nutrient cycling: Microbial source tracking
  • Microbial transport in the subsurface
  • Biogeochemical cycling
  • Part V: Remediation of organic and metal pollutants: Microorganisms and organic pollutants
  • Microorganisms and metal pollutants
  • Microbial diversity and interactions in natural ecosystems
  • Microbial communication: bacteria/bacteria and bacteria/hose
  • Bioinformation and 'omic approaches for characterization of environmental microorganisms
  • Part VI: Environmentally transmitted pathogens
  • Indicator microorganisms
  • Risk assessment
  • Part VII: Wastewater treatment and disinfection: Municipal wastewater treatment
  • Land application of organic residuals: municipal biosolids and animal manures
  • Recycled water treatment and reuse
  • Drinking water treatment and distribution
  • Disinfection
  • Part VIII: Urban Microbiology: Domestic and indoor microbiology
  • Global emerging microbial issues in the Anthropocene Era.