Environmental microbiology / [edited by] Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- Contents Pt. I Review of Basic Microbiological Concepts 1 Introduction to Environmental Microbiology / Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba 2 Microorganisms / Timberley M. Roane, Kelly A. Reynolds, Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper 3 Bacterial Growth / Raina M. Maier Pt. II Microbial Environments 4 Earth Environments / Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper 5 Aeromicrobiology / Ian L. Pepper, Scot E. Dowd 6 Aquatic Environments / Todd R. Sandrin, Scot E. Dowd, David C. Herman, Raina M. Maier 7 Extreme Environments / Raina M. Maier Pt. III Detection, Enumeration, and Indentification 8 Environmental Sample Collection and Processing / Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba, Raina M. Maier 9 Microscopic Techniques / Timberley Roane, Ian L. Pepper, Raina M. Maier 10 Cultural Methods / Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba 11 Physiological Methods / Todd R. Sandrin, David C. Herman, Raina M. Maier 12 Immunological Methods / Scot E. Dowd, Marilyn J. Halonen, Raina M. Maier 13 Nucleic Acid-Based Methods of Analysis / Deborah T. Newby, Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Raina M. Maier Pt. IV Microbial Communication, Activities, and Interactions With Environment and Nutrient Cycling 14 Biogeochemical Cycling / Raina M. Maier 15 Consequences of Biogeochemical Cycles Gone Wild / David C. Herman, Raina M. Maier 16 Microbial Communication: Bacteria/Bacteria and Bacteria/Host / Leland S. Pierson III, Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper 17 Bacterial Communities in Natural Ecosystems / Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper 18 Global Change and Microbial Infectious Disease / Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba 19 Microbial Transport / Deborah T. Newby, Ian L. Pepper, Raina M. Maier Pt. V Remediation of Organic and Metal Pollutants 20 Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants / Raina M. Maier 21 Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants / Timberley M. Roane, Christopher Rensing, Ian L. Pepper, Raina M. Maier Pt. VI Water- and Food-borne Pathogens 22 Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens / Charles P. Gerba 23 Indicator Microorganisms / Charles P. Gerba Pt. VII Waste Treatment and Disinfection 24 Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Reuse / Charles P. Gerba, Ian L. Pepper 25 Drinking Water Treatment / Charles P. Gerba 26 Disinfection / Charles P. Gerba Pt. VIII Urban Microbiology 27 Domestic and Indoor Microbiology / Charles P. Gerba, Ian L. Pepper 28 Microorganisms and Bioterrorism / Ian L. Pepper, Christopher Y. Choi, Charles P. Gerba 30 Risk Assessment / Charles P. Gerba Index