Manual of Environmental Microbiology (ASM Books)

Synopsis

Provides A Comprehensive Analysis Of General Methodologies, Environmental Public Health Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, And Biodegradation And Biotransformation. Serves As The Definitive Reference For Information On Microbes In Air, Water, And Soil And Their Impact On Human Health And Welfare. An Essential Reference For Environmental Microbiologists, Microbial Ecologists, And Environmental Engineers, And Those Interested In Human Diseases, Water And Wastewater Treatment, And Biotechnology. Chapter 3.1.2 : Best Practices For Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring / Timothy G. Otten, Hans W. Paerl -- Chapter 3.1.3 : Assessing The Efficiency Of Wastewater Treatment / Graciela Ramírez Toro, Harvey Minnigh -- Chapter 3.1.4 : Epidemiologic Aspects Of Waterborne Infectious Disease / Samuel Dorevitch -- Chapter 3.1.5 : Waterborne Enteric Viruses: Diversity, Distribution, And Detection / Morteza Abbaszadegan, Absar Alum -- Chapter 3.1.6 : Detection Of Protozoa In Surface And Finished Waters / Absar Alum, Eric N. Villegas, Scott P. Keely, Kelly R. Bright, Laura Y. Sifuentes, Morteza Abbaszadegan -- Chapter 3.1.7 : Drinking Water Microbiology / Marylynn V. Yates -- Chapter 3.2.1 : Introduction To Aerobiology / Paula Krauter, Linda D. Stetzenbach -- Chapter 3.2.2 : Sampling For Airborne Microorganisms / Sergey A. Grinshpun, Mark P. Buttner, Gediminas Mainelis, Klaus Willeke -- Chapter 3.2.3 : Analysis Of Bioaerosol Samples / Patricia Cruz, Mark P. Buttner -- Chapter 3.2.4 : Fate And Transport Of Microorganisms In Air / Gary S. Brown, Alan Jeff Mohr -- Chapter 3.2.5 : Airborne Fungi And Mycotoxins / De-wei Li, Eckardt Johanning, Chin S. Yang -- Chapter 3.2.6 : Airborne Bacteria, Archaea, And Endotoxin / Peter S. Thorne, Caroline Duchaine, Pascale Blais Lecours -- Chapter 3.2.7 : Airborne Viruses / Syed A. Sattar, Nitin Bhardwaj, M. Khalid Ijaz -- Chapter 3.2.8 : Aerobiology Of Agricultural Pathogens / Estelle Levetin -- Chapter 3.2.9 : Legionellae And Legionnaires' Disease / Claressa E. Lucas, Barry S. Fields -- Chapter 3.3.1 : Pathogenic Viruses And Protozoa Transmitted By Soil / Pascal Delaquis, Julie Brassard, Alvin Gajadhar -- Chapter 3.3.2 : Natural Soil Reservoirs For Human Pathogenic And Fecal Indicator Bacteria / Maria Laura Boschiroli, Joseph Falkinham, Sabine Favre-bonté, Sylvie Nazaret, Pascal Piveteau, Michael Sadowsky, Murulee Byappanahalli, Pascal Delaquis, Alain Hartmann -- Chapter 3.4.1 : The Evolving Science Of Microbial Source Tracking / Valerie J. Harwood, Charles Hagedorn, Michael Sadowsky -- Chapter 3.4.2 : Validation Of Microbial Source Tracking Markers And Detection Protocols: Considerations For Effective Interpretation / Asja Korajkic, Don Stoeckel, John F. Griffith -- Chapter 3.4.3 : Overview Of Microbial Source Tracking Methods Targeting Human Fecal Pollution Sources / Orin C. Shanks, Hyatt Green, Asja Korajkic, Katharine G. Field -- Chapter 3.4.4 : Methods Of Targeting Animal Sources Of Fecal Pollution In Water / Anicet R. Blanch, Elisenda Ballesté, Jennifer Weidhaas, Jorge Santo Domingo, Hodon Ryu -- Chapter 3.4.5 : Microbial Source Tracking: Field Study Planning And Implementation / Julie Kinzelman, Warish Ahmed -- Chapter 3.4.6 : Fecal Indicator Organism Modeling And Microbial Source Tracking In Environmental Waters / Meredith B. Nevers, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Mantha S. Phanikumar, Richard L. Whitman -- Chapter 3.5.1 : Risk Assessment Framework / Marylynn V. Yates -- Chapter 3.5.2 : Exposure Assessment / Susan R. Petterson, Nicholas J. Ashbolt -- Chapter 3.5.3 : Dose-response Modeling And Use: Challenges And Uncertainties In Environmental Exposure / Mark H. Weir -- Chapter 4.1.1 : Phylogenomic Networks Of Microbial Genome Evolution / Tal Dagan, Ovidiu Popa, Thorsten Klösges, Giddy Landan -- Chapter 4.1.2 : Evolutionary Ecology Of Microorganisms: From The Tamed To The Wild / Jay T. Lennon, Vincent J. Denef. Chapter 4.2.1 : The Microbial Ecology Of Benthic Environments / Robert H. Findlay, Tom J. Battin -- Chapter 4.2.2 : Heterotrophic Planktonic Microbes: Virus, Bacteria, Archaea, And Protozoa / Jed A. Fuhrman, David A. Caron -- Chapter 4.2.3 : Aquatic Biofilms: Development, Cultivation, Analyses, And Applications / John R. Lawrence, Thomas R. Neu, Armelle Paule, Darren R. Korber, Gideon M. Wolfaardt -- Chapter 4.3.1 : The Microbiology Of Extremely Acidic Environments / D. Barrie Johnson, Angeles Aguilera -- Chapter 4.3.2 : Life In High-salinity Environments / Aharon Oren -- Chapter 4.3.3 : Microbial Life In Extreme Low-biomass Environments: A Molecular Approach / Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Myron T. La Duc, Parag Vaishampayan, James A. Spry -- Chapter 4.3.4 : Life In High-temperature Environments / Brian P. Hedlund, Scott C. Thomas, Jeremy A. Dodsworth, Chuanlun L. Zhang, Robert Miller -- Chapter 4.4.1 : Invertebrate Gut Associations / Daniele Daffonchio, Alberto Alma, Guido Favia, Luciano Sacchi, Claudio Bandi -- Chapter 4.4.2 : Studying The Mammalian Intestinal Microbiome Using Animal Models / Floor Hugenholtz, Jing Zhang, Paul W. O'toole, Hauke Smidt -- Chapter 4.4.3 : Animal Gut Microbiomes / Richard J. Ellis, Christopher S. Mcsweeney -- Chapter 5.1.1 : Genomic Features And Genome-wide Analyses Of Dioxin-like Compound Degraders / Masaki Shintani, Kazuhide Kimbara -- Chapter 5.1.2 : Biodegradation Of Organochlorine Pesticides / Yuji Nagata, Michiro Tabata, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Masataka Tsuda -- Chapter 5.1.3 : Anaerobic Degradation Of Aromatic Compounds / Weimin Sun, Valdis Krumins, Donna E. Fennell, Lee J. Kerkhof, Max M. Häggblom -- Chapter 5.1.4 : Microbial Electrochemical Technologies Producing Electricity And Valuable Chemicals From Biodegradation Of Waste Organic Matters / Taeho Lee, Akihiro Okamoto, Sokhee Jung, Ryuhei Nakamura, Jung Rae Kim, Kazuya Watanabe, Kazuhito Hashimoto -- Chapter 5.1.5 : A Basic Introduction To Aerobic Biodegradation Of Petroleum Aromatic Compounds / Kengo Inoue, Onruthai Pinyakong, Kano Kasuga, Hideaki Nojiri -- Chapter 5.1.6 : Environmental Systems Microbiology Of Contaminated Environments / Terry C. Hazen, Gary S. Sayler -- Chapter 5.2.1 : Breathing Iron: Molecular Mechanism Of Microbial Iron Reduction By Shewanella Oneidensis / Rebecca E. Cooper, Jennifer L. Goff, Ben C. Reed, Ramanan Sekar, Thomas J. Dichristina -- Chapter 5.2.2 : Experimental Geomicrobiology: From Field To Laboratory / Timothy S. Magnuson, Rhesa N. Ledbetter -- Chapter 5.2.3 : Microbial Uses In The Remediation Of Metal-impacted Soils / Timberley Roane, Munira Lantz -- Index. Editor In Chief, Marylynn V. Yates ; Editors, Cindy H. Nakatsu, Robert V. Miller, Suresh D. Pillai. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.