Overview

A unique, holistic approach to understanding fecal bacteria. Offers a balanced, integrated discussion of fecal bacteria and their presence and ecology in the intestinal tract of mammals, in the environment, and in the food supply. Covers the use of fecal bacteria to examine and assess water quality to offer protection from illnesses related to swimming in or ingesting contaminated water, in addition to discussing their use in engineering considerations of water quality, modeling, monitoring, and regulations. Includes perspectives from an internationally recognized group of experts that integrates medicine, public health, environmental, and microbiological topics. Serves as a resource for microbiologists, clinicians, animal scientists, engineers, environmental scientists, food safety experts, water quality managers, and students. This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

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Author:   Michael Sadowsky ,  Richard Whitman
Publisher:   American Society for Microbiology
Imprint:   American Society for Microbiology
Dimensions:   Width: 18.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.858kg
ISBN:  

9781555816087

ISBN 10:   1555816088
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1. The Fecal Environment, the Gut, Denis O. Krause and Ehsan Khafipour 2. Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Physiology of Fecal Indicator Bacteria, Militza Carrero-Colon, Gene S. Wickham, and Ronald F. Turco 3. The Gut Microbiota: Ecology and Function, Benjamin P. Willing and Janet K. Jansson 4. Animals and Humans as Sources of Fecal Indicator Bacteria, Christopher K. Yost, Moussa S. Diarra, and Edward Topp 5. Environmental Sources of Fecal Bacteria, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli and Satoshi Ishii 6. Physical and Biological Factors Influencing Environmental Sources of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Surface Water, Richard L. Whitman, Meredith B. Nevers, Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli 7. Impacts of Fecal Bacteria on Human and Animal Health-Pathogens and Virulence Genes, Timothy J. Johnson 8. Modeling Fate and Transport of Fecal Bacteria in Surface Water, Meredith B. Nevers and Alexandria B. Boehm 9. Microbial Source Tracking, Valerie J. Harwood, Hodon Ryu, and Jorge Santo Domingo 10. Prevalence and Fate of Gut-Associated Human Pathogens in the Environment, Katherine G. McElhany and Suresh D. Pillai 11. Classical and Molecular Methods To Measure Fecal Bacteria, Thomas A. Edge and Alexandria B. Boehm 12. Fecal Bacteria and Foods, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez 13. Conclusions and Future Use of Fecal Indicator Bacteria for Monitoring Water Quality and Protecting Human Health, Michael J. Sadowsky and Richard L. Whitman

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