Environmental microbiology / Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba, Terry J. Gentry.
By: Pepper, Ian L [author.]
Contributor(s): Gerba, Charles P [author.] | Gentry, Terry J [author.]Material type: 
TextLanguage: English Publisher: Amsterdam Academic Press 2015Edition: Third editionDescription: xxii, 705 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: 9780123946263; 0123946263Subject(s): Environmental Microbiology | Microbial ecology | Bacteria -- Ecology | Microbial ecology -- Textbooks | Microbiology -- Research | Bacteria -- Ecology | Microbial ecology | Microbiology -- ResearchGenre/Form: Textbooks.DDC classification: 576.15 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This edition includes "new chapters" and "updates to other chapters".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Review to environmental microbiology. 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/host -- Bioinformation and 'omic approaches for characterization of environmental microorganisms -- Part VI. Water- and foodborne pathogens. 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
"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 interest over the past several decades."--Back cover.
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