Environmental Microbiology

Author:   Ian Pepper ,  Charles P. Gerba (Professor at the University of Arizona.) ,  Terry Gentry (Professor of Soil and Aquatic Microbiology, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
ISBN:  

9780123946263


Pages:   728
Publication Date:   13 May 2014
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Format:   Hardback
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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. From terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to urban and indoor environments, this edition relates environmental microbiology to a variety of life science, ecology, and environmental science topics including biogeochemical cycling, bioremediation, environmental transmission of pathogens, microbial risk assessment, and drinking water treatment and reuse. The final chapter highlights several emerging issues including microbial remediation of marine oil spills, microbial contributions to global warming, impact of climate change on microbial infectious disease, and the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Author:   Ian Pepper ,  Charles P. Gerba (Professor at the University of Arizona.) ,  Terry Gentry (Professor of Soil and Aquatic Microbiology, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.290kg
ISBN:  

9780123946263


ISBN 10:   0123946263
Pages:   728
Publication Date:   13 May 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780443298257
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology 2. Microorganisms Found in the Environment 3. Bacterial Growth 4. Earth Environments 5. Aeromicrobiology 6. Aquatic Environments 7. Extreme Environments 8. Environmental Sample Collection and Processing 9. Microscopic Techniques 10. Cultural Methods 11. Physiological Methods 12. Immunological Methods 13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods of Detection 14. Microbial Source Tracking 15. Microbial Transport in the Subsurface 16. Biogeochemical Cycling 17. Micoorganisms and Organic Pollutants 18. Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants 19. Microbial Diversity and Interactions in Natural Ecosystems 20. Microbial Communitation: Bacteria-Bacteria and Bacteria-Host 21. Bioinformation and ""Omic"" Approaches to Characterization/Microbial Communities 22. Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens 23. Indicator Microorganisms 24. Risk Assessment 25. Municipal Wastewater Treatment 26. Land Application of Organic Residuals:  Municipal Biosolids and Animal Manures 27. Recycled Water Treatment and Reuse 28. Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution 29. Disinfection 30. Domestic and Indoor Microbiology 31. Global Emerging Microbial Issues in the Anthropocene Era"

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One of the techniques used to make this a successful text is that chapters are written by experts in conjunction with one of the editors, thus presenting authoritative material at a similar complexity and style across chapters. --Quarterly Review of Biology, Environmental Microbiology, Third Edition


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Dr. Ian Pepper is a Regents Professor at the University of Arizona and also the Director of the University of Arizona Water and Energy Sustainable Technology Center (WEST). He is an environmental microbiologist whose research has focused on the fate and transport of microbial pathogens in air, water, soils and municipal wastes. His expertise has been recognized by membership on six National Academy of Sciences Committees. Dr. Pepper is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Microbiology, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Society of Agronomy. He is the author or co-author of seven textbooks and over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Charles P. Gerba is a Professor at the University of Arizona. He conducts research the transmission of pathogens through the environment. His recent research encompasses the transmission of pathogens by water, food and fomites; fate of pathogens in land applied wastes; development of new disinfectants; domestic microbiology and microbial risk assessment. He has been an author on more than 500 articles including several books in environmental microbiology and pollution science. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1998 he received the A. P. Black Award from the American Water Works Association for outstanding contributions to water science and in 1996 he received the McKee medal from the Water Environment Federation for outstanding contributions to groundwater protection. He received the 1999 Award of Excellence in Environmental Health from National Association of County and City Health Officials. Dr. Terry Gentry is a Professor at Texas A&M University and is also the Director of the Soil and Aquatic Microbiology Laboratory (SAML). He is an environmental microbiologist specializing in the development and use of molecular technologies to enhance the detection and remediation of environmental contamination. This includes the detection and identification of microbial pathogens from animal, human, and natural sources and also the characterization of microbial populations and communities contributing to applied remediation processes such as the bioremediation of organic and metal contaminants. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in soil and water microbiology. He is the author or co-author of two textbooks; 16 book chapters; and over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles.

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