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Manual of environmental microbiology / edited by Christon J. Hurst ... [et al.]
Contributor(s): Hurst, Christon J
| Knudsen, Guy Richard | American Society for Microbiology.
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BookPublisher: Washington, DC : ASM Press, 1997Description: xvii, 894 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 155581087X.Subject(s): Microbial ecology -- Laboratory manuals | Sanitary microbiology -- Laboratory manualsDDC classification: 579.17
Contents:
Section I: Introduction to environmental microbiology / Michael J. McInerney -- Section II: General methodology / Michael J. McInerney / David A. Stahl -- Section III: Water microbiology in public health / Christian J. Hurst / Gary A. Toranzos -- Section IV: Aquatic environments / Christon J. Hurst / Steven Y. Newell and Robert R. Christian -- Section V: Soil, Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere / Guy R. Knudsen / Linda S. Thomashow -- Section VI: Subsurface and landfills / Michael J. McInerney / Ronald W. Harvey and Joseph M. Suflita -- Section VII: Aerobiology / Linda D. Stetzenbach -- Section VIII: Biotransformation and biodegradation / Michael V. Walter / Ronald L. Crawford.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The new Manual of Environmental Microbiology will serve as a state of the art
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Section I: Introduction to environmental microbiology / Michael J. McInerney -- Section II: General methodology / Michael J. McInerney / David A. Stahl -- Section III: Water microbiology in public health / Christian J. Hurst / Gary A. Toranzos -- Section IV: Aquatic environments / Christon J. Hurst / Steven Y. Newell and Robert R. Christian -- Section V: Soil, Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere / Guy R. Knudsen / Linda S. Thomashow -- Section VI: Subsurface and landfills / Michael J. McInerney / Ronald W. Harvey and Joseph M. Suflita -- Section VII: Aerobiology / Linda D. Stetzenbach -- Section VIII: Biotransformation and biodegradation / Michael V. Walter / Ronald L. Crawford.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Editorial Board (p. xi)
- Contributors (p. xiii)
- Preface (p. xix)
- Section I Introduction to Environmental Microbiology (p. 1)
- 1 Introduction to Environmental Microbiology (p. 3)
- 2 Neighborhoods and Community Involvement: No Microbe Is an Island (p. 6)
- 3 Prokaryotic Diversity: Form, Ecophysiology, and Habitat (p. 19)
- Section II General Methodology (p. 33)
- 4 Overview: General Methodology (p. 35)
- 5 Analytical Imaging and Microscopy Techniques (p. 39)
- 6 Cultivation of Bacteria and Fungi (p. 62)
- 7 Cultivation of Algae and Protozoa (p. 71)
- 8 Cultivation and Assay of Animal Viruses (p. 84)
- 9 Cultivation of Microbial Consortia and Communities
- 10 Biochemical Approaches to Biomass Measurements and Community Structure Analysis (p. 101)
- 11 Molecular Approaches for the Measurement of Density, Diversity, and Phylogeny (p. 114)
- 12 Application of Physiological Profiles to Assessment of Community Properties (p. 135)
- 13 Emerging Technologies: Bioreporters, Biosensors, and Microprobes (p. 147)
- 14 Quality Assurance (p. 158)
- 15 Sampling and Data Analysis for Environmental Microbiology (p. 166)
- Section III Water Microbiology in Public Health (p. 179)
- 16 Overview of Water Microbiology as It Relates to Public Health (p. 181)
- 17 Waterborne Transmission of Infectious Agents (p. 184)
- 18 Detection of Microorganisms in Environmental Freshwaters and Drinking Waters (p. 205)
- 19 Detection of Protozoan Parasites in Source and Finished Drinking Waters (p. 220)
- 20 Microbial Indicators of Marine Recreational Water Quality (p. 234)
- 21 Detection of Viruses in Environmental Waters, Sewage, and Sewage Sludges (p. 244)
- 22 Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Wastewater and Sludge (p. 254)
- 23 Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasitic Protozoa in Shellfish (p. 264)
- 24 Control of Microorganisms in Source Water and Drinking Water (p. 277)
- 25 Assessing the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment (p. 285)
- 26 Modeling the Fate of Microorganisms in Water, Wastewater, and Soil (p. 300)
- 27 Estimating the Risk of Infectious Disease Associated with Pathogens in Drinking Water (p. 309)
- Section IV Aquatic Environments (p. 321)
- 28 Overview of Issues in Aquatic Microbial Ecology (p. 323)
- 29 Primary Productivity and Producers (p. 329)
- 30 Molecular Methods for Detecting and Characterizing Harmful Phytoplankton (p. 342)
- 31 Bacterial Secondary Productivity (p. 354)
- 32 Community Structure: Viruses (p. 364)
- 33 Community Structure: Bacteria and Archaea (p. 371)
- 34 Protistan Community Structure (p. 378)
- 35 Biomass, Growth Rate, and Production of Filamentous Fungi in Plant Litter (p. 390)
- 36 Phagotrophy in Aquatic Microbial Food Webs (p. 409)
- 37 Radiotracer ([superscript 14]C and [superscript 3]H) Assays for Benthic Microbial Organic Matter Transformations (p. 419)
- 38 Sulfur Cycling (p. 427)
- 39 Microbial Nitrogen Cycling (p. 439)
- 40 Phosphorus Cycling (p. 450)
- 41 Metal Requirements and Tolerance (p. 456)
- 42 Colonization, Adhesion, Aggregation, and Biofilms (p. 466)
- 43 Unusual or Extreme High-Pressure Marine Environments (p. 478)
- 44 Field and Laboratory Methods for Meiofaunal Research (p. 491)
- Section V Soil, Rhizosphere, and Phyllosphere (p. 500)
- 45 Introduction and Overview: Soil, Rhizosphere, and Phyllosphere (p. 503)
- 46 Methods for Sampling Soil Microbes (p. 505)
- 47 Sampling Microbes from the Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere (p. 516)
- 48 Sampling Viruses from Soil (p. 527)
- 49 Isolation, Culture, and Detection of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (p. 535)
- 50 Isolation, In Planta Detection, and Culture of Endophytic Bacteria and Fungi (p. 543)
- 51 Methods of Soil Microbial Community Analysis (p. 554)
- 52 Isolation and Purification of Microbial Community Nucleic Acids from Environmental Samples (p. 564)
- 53 PCR Applications for Plant and Soil Microbes (p. 573)
- 54 Quantification of Nitrogen Transformations (p. 583)
- 55 Quantifying the Metabolic Activity of Soil- and Plant-Associated Microbes (p. 591)
- 56 Assessment of Extracellular Enzymatic Activity in Soil (p. 597)
- 57 Antibiotic, Chromogenic, and Luminescent Markers for Bacteria (p. 604)
- 58 Use of Fluorescent Antibodies for Studying the Ecology of Soil- and Plant-Associated Microbes (p. 615)
- 59 Reporter Gene Systems Useful in Evaluating In Situ Gene Expression by Soil-and Plant-Associated Bacteria (p. 627)
- 60 Antibiotic Production by Soil and Rhizosphere Microbes In Situ (p. 638)
- 61 Quantification of Gene Transfer in Soil and the Phytosphere (p. 648)
- 62 Research Methods for Microorganisms Interacting with Arthropods in Soil (p. 660)
- Section VI Subsurface and Landfills (p. 673)
- 63 Overview of Issues in Subsurface and Landfill Microbiology (p. 675)
- 64 Drilling, Coring, and Sampling Subsurface Environments (p. 679)
- 65 Anaerobic Decomposition of Refuse in Landfills and Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Soils (p. 696)
- 66 The Biogeochemistry of Aquifer Systems (p. 719)
- 67 Stable Carbon Isotopes as Indicators of Microbial Activity in Aquifers (p. 728)
- 68 Determining the Terminal Electron-Accepting Reaction in the Saturated Subsurface (p. 743)
- 69 Transport of Microorganisms in the Terrestrial Subsurface: In Situ and Laboratory Methods (p. 753)
- 70 Oil Field Microbiology (p. 777)
- 71 Placement of Drinking Water Wells and Their Protection (p. 788)
- Section VII Aerobiology (p. 799)
- 72 Introduction to Aerobiology (p. 801)
- 73 Sampling and Analysis of Airborne Microorganisms (p. 814)
- 74 Fate and Transport of Microorganisms in Air (p. 827)
- 75 Airborne Fungi and Mycotoxins (p. 839)
- 76 Airborne Endotoxin (p. 853)
- 77 Legionellae and Legionnaires' Disease (p. 860)
- 78 Airborne Viruses (p. 871)
- 79 Aerobiology of Agricultural Pathogens (p. 884)
- Section VIII Biotransformation and Biodegranation (p. 898)
- 80 Overview: Biotransformation and Biodegradation (p. 901)
- 81 Methods for Determining Biodegradability (p. 903)
- 82 Measuring and Modeling Physicochemical Limitations to Bioavailability and Biodegradation (p. 916)
- 83 Lignocellulose Biodegradation (p. 925)
- 84 Methods for Measuring Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Soils (p. 934)
- 85 Soil Bioventilation and Modeling of Airflow in Soil (p. 944)
- 86 Bioaugmentation
- 87 Use of Fungi in Biodegradation (p. 960)
- 88 Methods for Isolation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)-Degrading Microorganisms and Procedures for Determination of Biodegradation Intermediates and Environmental Monitoring of PAHs (p. 972)
- 89 Biodegradation, Transformation, and Bioremediation of Nitroaromatic Compounds (p. 987)
- 90 Biodegradation of Halogenated Solvents (p. 997)
- 91 Methods for Assessing Anaerobic Biodegradation Potential (p. 1008)
- 92 The Ecology of Iron-Reducing Bacteria in Pristine and Contaminated Environments
- 93 Biotransformations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (p. 1028)
- 94 Biodegradation of Agricultural Chemicals (p. 1038)
- 95 Use of Bioreactors and Microcosms To Assess the Biodegradation Potential of Soils (p. 1049)
- 96 Microbiology for the Metal Mining Industry
- 97 Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion: Perspectives and Approaches (p. 1072)
- 98 Scale-Up of Processes for Bioremediation (p. 1084)
- Author Index (p. 1095)
- Subject Index (p. 1097)