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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830114103321

Titolo

Environmental microbiology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ralph Mitchell and Ji-Dong Gu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010

ISBN

1-282-68478-7

9786612684784

0-470-49511-1

0-470-49510-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MitchellRalph <1934->

GuJ.-D

Disciplina

579

579.17

579/.17

Soggetti

Microbial ecology

Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; 1 Bacteria in the Greenhouse: Marine Microbes and Climate Change; 2 Control of Waterborne Pathogens in Developing Countries; 3 New Molecular Methods for Detection of Waterborne Pathogens; 4 Microbial Transformations of Radionuclides in the Subsurface; 5 Eutrophication of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems; 6 Microbial Deterioration of Cultural Heritage Materials; 7 Sorption and Transformation of Toxic Metals by Microorganisms; 8 Bioremediation of Hazardous Organics; 9 Biosensors as Environmental Monitors

10 Effects of Genetically Modified Plants on Soil Microorganisms11 Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural Residues; 12 Anaerobic Biodegradation of Solid Waste; 13 Low-Energy Wastewater Treatment: Strategies and Technologies; 14 Bioremediated Geomechanical Processes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The bestselling reference on environmental microbiology-now in a new edition This is the long-awaited and much-anticipated revision of the



bestselling text and reference. Based on the latest information and investigative techniques from molecular biology and genetics, this Second Edition offers an in-depth examination of the role of microbiological processes related to environmental deterioration with an emphasis on the detection and control of environmental contaminants. Its goal is to further our understanding of the complex microbial processes underlying environmental degrad