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The second edition of Microbiology of Waterborne Diseases describes the diseases associated with water, their causative agents and the ways in which they gain access to water systems. The book is divided into sections covering bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Other sections detail methods for detect...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Percival, Steven L. (Author), Yates, M. V. (Marylynn V.) (Author), Williams, David W. (Author), Chalmers, Rachel (Author), Gray, N. F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2014.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Waterborne infection > Epidemiology.
Water-supply > Health aspects.
Medical microbiology.
Pathogenic microorganisms.
Water > Microbiology.
Communicable Diseases > etiology
Water Microbiology
Water > parasitology
Infection d'origine hydrique > �Epid�emiologie.
Microbiologie m�edicale.
Micro-organismes pathog�enes.
Eau > Microbiologie.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Waterborne infection > Epidemiology
Water-supply > Health aspects
Medical microbiology
Pathogenic microorganisms
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Pathogens in Water and Biofilms / Andreas Nocker, Mark Burr, Anne Camper
  • PART TWO: BACTERIOLOGY
  • 2. Acinetobacter / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 3. Aeromonas / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 4. Campylobacter / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 5. Cyanobacteria / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 6. Escherichia coli / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 7. Helicobacter pylori / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 8. Legionella / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 9. Mycobacterium / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 10. Salmonella / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 11. Shigella / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 12. Vibrio / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • 13. Yersinia / Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams
  • PART THREE: PROTOZOA
  • 14. Acanthamoeba / Rachel M. Chalmers
  • 15. Balantidium coli / Rachel M. Chalmers
  • 16. Cryptosporidium / Rachel M. Chalmers
  • 17. Cyclospora / Rachel M. Chalmers
  • 18. Entamoeba histolytica / Rachel M. Chalmers
  • 19. Giardia duodenalis / Lucy J. Robertson
  • 20. Naegleria / Rachel M. Chalmers
  • 21. Toxoplasma gondii / Frank Katzer, Alison Burrells, Marieke Opsteegh
  • PART FOUR: VIRUSES
  • 22. Methods for the Detection of Waterborne Virus / Steven L. Percival and Peter Wyn-Jones
  • 23. Adenovirus / Marylynn V. Yates
  • 24. Astroviruses / Marylynn V. Yates
  • 25. Enterovirus / Marylynn V. Yates
  • 26. Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) / Marylynn V. Yates
  • 27. Norovirus / Marylynn V. Yates
  • 28. Rotavirus / Marylynn V. Yates
  • 29. Emerging Viruses / Marylynn V. Yates
  • PART FIVE: CONTROL
  • 30. Pathogen Control in Drinking Water / Nicholas F. Gray
  • 31. Free and Combined Chlorine / Nicholas F. Gray
  • 32. Chlorine Dioxide / Nicholas F. Gray
  • 33. Ozone Disinfection / Nicholas F. Gray
  • 34. Ultraviolet Disinfection / Nicholas F. Gray
  • 35. Filtration Methods / Nicholas F. Gray
  • PART SIX: GLOBAL WARMING
  • 36. The Implications of Global Warming and Climate Change on Waterborne Diseases / Nicholas F. Gray.

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