Manual of environmental microbiology (3^rd Ed.)

The field of environmental microbiology addresses one of the world's most important areas of scientific research: the roles that microbes play in all planetary environments. The Manual of Environmental Microbiology is the only book to offer a comprehensive analysis of these critical environments. Thoroughly updated and revised, this third edition assembles in a single volume the most definitive information on microbes in air, water, and soil and their impact on human health and welfare. In accessible, clear prose, the Manual describes the natural activities and fate of microorganisms in the environment. This wealth of information is divided into 101 chapters, each written by experts. Five general areas detailed throughout this volume are: basic principles of environmental microbiology, general analytical methodologies, detection of microbial activity, the impact of microbial activity on the environment, and detection and control of pathogens in the environment. The Manual will serve as an indispensable reference for environmental microbiologists, microbial ecologists, and environmental engineers, as well as those interested in human diseases, water and wastewater treatment, and biotechnology.

I. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology.

Volume Editor: Jay L. Garland.

1.Introduction to Environmental Microbiology, Christon J. Hurst.

2. Neighborhoods and Community Involvement: No Microbe Is an Island, Christon J. Hurst.

3. Prokaryotic Diversity: Form, Ecophysiology, and Habitat, Frederick S. Colwell and Edward R. Leadbetter.

II. General Methodology.

Volume Editor: Jay L. Garland.

Section Editor: Seán P. OConnell.

4. Overview: General Methodology, Jay L. Garland and Seán P. OConnell.

5. Analytical Imaging and Microscopy Techniques, J. R. Lawrence, D. R. Korber, and T. R. Neu.

6. Cultivation of Bacteria and Fungi, Ralph S. Tanner.

7. Cultivation of Algae and Protozoa, John G. Day, Undine Achillles Day, Susan Brown, and Alan Warren.

8. Cultivation and Assay of Animal Viruses, Pierre Payment.

9. Cultivation of Microbial Consortia and Communities, Gideon M. Wolfaardt, Darren R. Korber, and John R. Lawrence.

10. Lipid Analyses for Viable Microbial Biomass, Community Composition, Metabolic Status, and In Situ Metabolism, David B. Hedrick, Aaron D. Peacock, and David C. White.

11. Physiological Profiling of Microbial Communities, Jay L. Garland, Colin D. Campbell, and Aaron L. Mills.

12. Molecular Approaches for the Measurement of Density, Diversity, and Phylogeny, Wen Tso Liu and David A. Stahl.

13. Phylogenetic and Genomic Analysis, Dirk Gevers and Tom Coenye.

14. Bioreporters, Biosensors, and Microprobes, Robert S. Burlage.

15. Ecology at Long Term Research Sites: Integrating Microbes and Ecosystems, John E. Hobbie, Michele Bahr, and Anna Louise Reysenbach.

16. Quality Assurance, A. J. Cross Smiecinski.

17. Issues of Study Design and Statistical Analysis for Environmental Microbiology, Kenneth M. Portier and Ronald Corstanje.

III. Water Microbiology in Public Health.

Volume Editor: Christon J. Hurst.

Section Editor: Gary A. Toranzos.

18. Overview of Water Microbiology as It Relates to Public Health, Christon J. Hurst.

19. Waterborne Transmission of Infectious Agents, Christine L. Moe.

20. Detection of Microorganisms in Environmental Freshwaters and Drinking Waters, Gary A. Toranzos, Gordon A. McFeters, Juan José Borrego, and Marion Savill.

21. Detection of Protozoan Parasites in Source and Finished Drinking Water, Frank W. Schaefer III.

22. Microbial Indicators of Marine Recreational Water Quality, Stephen B. Weisberg, Rachel T. Noble, and John F. Griffith.

23. Detection of Viruses in Environmental Waters, Sewage, and Sewage Sludges, Christon J. Hurst and Kelly A. Reynolds.

24. Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Wastewater and Sludge, Richard E. Danielson and Robert C. Cooper.

25. Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasitic Protozoa in Shellfish, Lee Ann Jaykus.

26. Control of Microorganisms in Source Water and Drinking Water, Morteza Abbaszadegan and Aaron B. Margolin.

27. Assessing the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment, Wesley O. Pipes and James T. Zmuda.

28. Modeling the Fate of Microorganisms in Water, Wastewater, and Soil, Christon J. Hurst.

29. Estimating the Risk of Infectious Disease Associated with Pathogens in Drinking Water, Christon J. Hurst.

30. Toxic Photosynthetic Microbes, Wesley Clinton Jackson, Jr..

IV. Aquatic Environments.

Volume Editor: Christon J. Hurst.

Section Editor: Meredith A. J. Hullar.

31. An Overview of Methodologies in Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Meredith A. J. Hullar.

32. Cultivating Microorganisms from Dilute Aquatic Environments: Melding Traditional Methodology with New Cultivation Techniques and...

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