Manual of Environmental Microbiology (ASM Books)

Provides A Comprehensive Analysis Of General Methodologies, Environmental Public Health Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, And Biodegradation And Biotransformation. Serves As The Definitive Reference For Information On Microbes In Air, Water, And Soil And Their Impact On Human Health And Welfare. An Essential Reference For Environmental Microbiologists, Microbial Ecologists, And Environmental Engineers, And Those Interested In Human Diseases, Water And Wastewater Treatment, And Biotechnology. Chapter 3.1.2 : Best Practices For Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring / Timothy G. Otten, Hans W. Paerl -- Chapter 3.1.3 : Assessing The Efficiency Of Wastewater Treatment / Graciela Ramírez Toro, Harvey Minnigh -- Chapter 3.1.4 : Epidemiologic Aspects Of Waterborne Infectious Disease / Samuel Dorevitch -- Chapter 3.1.5 : Waterborne Enteric Viruses: Diversity, Distribution, And Detection / Morteza Abbaszadegan, Absar Alum -- Chapter 3.1.6 : Detection Of Protozoa In Surface And Finished Waters / Absar Alum, Eric N. Villegas, Scott P. Keely, Kelly R. Bright, Laura Y. Sifuentes, Morteza Abbaszadegan -- Chapter 3.1.7 : Drinking Water Microbiology / Marylynn V. Yates -- Chapter 3.2.1 : Introduction To Aerobiology / Paula Krauter, Linda D. Stetzenbach -- Chapter 3.2.2 : Sampling For Airborne Microorganisms / Sergey A. Grinshpun, Mark P. Buttner, Gediminas Mainelis, Klaus Willeke -- Chapter 3.2.3 : Analysis Of Bioaerosol Samples / Patricia Cruz, Mark P. Buttner -- Chapter 3.2.4 : Fate And Transport Of Microorganisms In Air / Gary S. Brown, Alan Jeff Mohr -- Chapter 3.2.5 : Airborne Fungi And Mycotoxins / De-wei Li, Eckardt Johanning, Chin S. Yang -- Chapter 3.2.6 : Airborne Bacteria, Archaea, And Endotoxin / Peter S. Thorne, Caroline Duchaine, Pascale Blais Lecours -- Chapter 3.2.7 : Airborne Viruses / Syed A. Sattar, Nitin Bhardwaj, M. Khalid Ijaz -- Chapter 3.2.8 : Aerobiology Of Agricultural Pathogens / Estelle Levetin -- Chapter 3.2.9 : Legionellae And Legionnaires' Disease / Claressa E. Lucas, Barry S. Fields -- Chapter 3.3.1 : Pathogenic Viruses And Protozoa Transmitted By Soil / Pascal Delaquis, Julie Brassard, Alvin Gajadhar -- Chapter 3.3.2 : Natural Soil Reservoirs For Human Pathogenic And Fecal Indicator Bacteria / Maria Laura Boschiroli, Joseph Falkinham, Sabine Favre-bonté, Sylvie Nazaret, Pascal Piveteau, Michael Sadowsky, Murulee Byappanahalli, Pascal Delaquis, Alain Hartmann -- Chapter 3.4.1 : The Evolving Science Of Microbial Source Tracking / Valerie J. Harwood, Charles Hagedorn, Michael Sadowsky -- Chapter 3.4.2 : Validation Of Microbial Source Tracking Markers And Detection Protocols: Considerations For Effective Interpretation / Asja Korajkic, Don Stoeckel, John F. Griffith -- Chapter 3.4.3 : Overview Of Microbial Source Tracking Methods Targeting Human Fecal Pollution Sources / Orin C. Shanks, Hyatt Green, Asja Korajkic, Katharine G. Field -- Chapter 3.4.4 : Methods Of Targeting Animal Sources Of Fecal Pollution In Water / Anicet R. Blanch, Elisenda Ballesté, Jennifer Weidhaas, Jorge Santo Domingo, Hodon Ryu -- Chapter 3.4.5 : Microbial Source Tracking: Field Study Planning And Implementation / Julie Kinzelman, Warish Ahmed -- Chapter 3.4.6 : Fecal Indicator Organism Modeling And Microbial Source Tracking In Environmental Waters / Meredith B. Nevers, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Mantha S. Phanikumar, Richard L. Whitman -- Chapter 3.5.1 : Risk Assessment Framework / Marylynn V. Yates -- Chapter 3.5.2 : Exposure Assessment / Susan R. Petterson, Nicholas J. Ashbolt -- Chapter 3.5.3 : Dose-response Modeling And Use: Challenges And Uncertainties In Environmental Exposure / Mark H. Weir -- Chapter 4.1.1 : Phylogenomic Networks Of Microbial Genome Evolution / Tal Dagan, Ovidiu Popa, Thorsten Klösges, Giddy Landan -- Chapter 4.1.2 : Evolutionary Ecology Of Microorganisms: From The Tamed To The Wild / Jay T. Lennon, Vincent J. Denef. Chapter 4.2.1 : The Microbial Ecology Of Benthic Environments / Robert H. Findlay, Tom J. Battin -- Chapter 4.2.2 : Heterotrophic Planktonic Microbes: Virus, Bacteria, Archaea, And Protozoa / Jed A. Fuhrman, David A. Caron -- Chapter 4.2.3 : Aquatic Biofilms: Development, Cultivation, Analyses, And Applications / John R. Lawrence, Thomas R. Neu, Armelle Paule, Darren R. Korber, Gideon M. Wolfaardt -- Chapter 4.3.1 : The Microbiology Of Extremely Acidic Environments / D. Barrie Johnson, Angeles Aguilera -- Chapter 4.3.2 : Life In High-salinity Environments / Aharon Oren -- Chapter 4.3.3 : Microbial Life In Extreme Low-biomass Environments: A Molecular Approach / Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Myron T. La Duc, Parag Vaishampayan, James A. Spry -- Chapter 4.3.4 : Life In High-temperature Environments / Brian P. Hedlund, Scott C. Thomas, Jeremy A. Dodsworth, Chuanlun L. Zhang, Robert Miller -- Chapter 4.4.1 : Invertebrate Gut Associations / Daniele Daffonchio, Alberto Alma, Guido Favia, Luciano Sacchi, Claudio Bandi -- Chapter 4.4.2 : Studying The Mammalian Intestinal Microbiome Using Animal Models / Floor Hugenholtz, Jing Zhang, Paul W. O'toole, Hauke Smidt -- Chapter 4.4.3 : Animal Gut Microbiomes / Richard J. Ellis, Christopher S. Mcsweeney -- Chapter 5.1.1 : Genomic Features And Genome-wide Analyses Of Dioxin-like Compound Degraders / Masaki Shintani, Kazuhide Kimbara -- Chapter 5.1.2 : Biodegradation Of Organochlorine Pesticides / Yuji Nagata, Michiro Tabata, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Masataka Tsuda -- Chapter 5.1.3 : Anaerobic Degradation Of Aromatic Compounds / Weimin Sun, Valdis Krumins, Donna E. Fennell, Lee J. Kerkhof, Max M. Häggblom -- Chapter 5.1.4 : Microbial Electrochemical Technologies Producing Electricity And Valuable Chemicals From Biodegradation Of Waste Organic Matters / Taeho Lee, Akihiro Okamoto, Sokhee Jung, Ryuhei Nakamura, Jung Rae Kim, Kazuya Watanabe, Kazuhito Hashimoto -- Chapter 5.1.5 : A Basic Introduction To Aerobic Biodegradation Of Petroleum Aromatic Compounds / Kengo Inoue, Onruthai Pinyakong, Kano Kasuga, Hideaki Nojiri -- Chapter 5.1.6 : Environmental Systems Microbiology Of Contaminated Environments / Terry C. Hazen, Gary S. Sayler -- Chapter 5.2.1 : Breathing Iron: Molecular Mechanism Of Microbial Iron Reduction By Shewanella Oneidensis / Rebecca E. Cooper, Jennifer L. Goff, Ben C. Reed, Ramanan Sekar, Thomas J. Dichristina -- Chapter 5.2.2 : Experimental Geomicrobiology: From Field To Laboratory / Timothy S. Magnuson, Rhesa N. Ledbetter -- Chapter 5.2.3 : Microbial Uses In The Remediation Of Metal-impacted Soils / Timberley Roane, Munira Lantz -- Index. Editor In Chief, Marylynn V. Yates ; Editors, Cindy H. Nakatsu, Robert V. Miller, Suresh D. Pillai. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Editorial Board Contributors 1.1.1 Introduction General Methodology 2.1.1 Detection of Specific Taxa Using Chromogenic and Fluorogenic Media 2.1.2 Anaerobic Cultivation 2.1.3 New Devices for Cultivation 2.2.1 Gold-Based In Situ Hybridization for Phylogenetic Single-Cell Detection of Prokaryotes in Environmental Samples 2.2.2 Assessment of Prokaryotic Biological Activity at the Single-Cell Level by Combining Microautoradiography and Fluorescence in situ Hybridization 2.3.1 Antibody-Based Technologies for Environmental Biodetection 2.3.2 PCR, Real-Time PCR, Digital PCR, and Isothermal Amplification 2.3.3 Microarray-Based Environmental Diagnostics 2.3.4 Field Application of Pathogen Detection Technologies 2.4.1 Introduction to Microbial Community Analysis of Environmental Samples with Next-Generation Sequencing 2.4.2 Microbial Community Analysis Using High-Throughput Amplicon Sequencing 2.4.3 Functional Metagenomics: Procedures and Progress 2.4.4 Metagenomics: Assigning Functional Status to Community Gene 2.4.5 Generation and Analysis of Microbial Metatranscriptomes 2.5.1 Introduction to Principles of Quality Assurance 2.5.2 General Quality Control 2.5.3 Quality Control for Bacteriological Analyses 2.5.4 Quality Control for Virological Analyses 2.5.5 Quality Control for USEPA Method 1623 Protozoan Analysis and PCR Analyses 2.5.6 The Role of Statistical Thinking in Environmental Microbiology 2.5.7 Study Design 2.6.1 Water Sampling and Processing Techniques for Public Health–Related Microbes 2.6.2 Surface Sampling 2.6.3 Soil Sampling for Microbial Analyses 2.6.4 Microbiological Sampling of Wastewater and Biosolids Environmental Public Health Microbiology 3.1.1 Current and Developing Methods for the Detection of Microbial Indicators in Environmental Freshwaters and Drinking Waters 3.1.2 Best Practices for Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring 3.1.3 Assessing the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment 3.1.4 Epidemiologic Aspects of Waterborne Infectious Disease 3.1.5 Waterborne Enteric Viruses: Diversity, Distribution, and Detection 3.1.6 Detection of Protozoa in Surface and Finished Waters 3.1.7 Drinking Water Microbiology 3.2.1 Introduction to Aerobiology 3.2.2 Sampling for Airborne Microorganisms 3.2.3 Analysis of Bioaerosol Samples 3.2.4 Fate and Transport of Microorganisms in Air 3.2.5 Airborne Fungi and Mycotoxins 3.2.6 Airborne Bacteria, Archaea, and Endotoxin 3.2.7 Airborne Viruses 3.2.8 Aerobiology of Agricultural Pathogens 3.2.9 Legionellae and Legionnaires’ Disease 3.3.1 Pathogenic Viruses and Protozoa Transmitted by Soil 3.3.2 Natural Soil Reservoirs for Human Pathogenic and Fecal Indicator Bacteria 3.4.1 The Evolving Science of Microbial Source Tracking 3.4.2 Validation of Microbial Source Tracking Markers and Detection Protocols: Considerations for Effective Interpretation 3.4.3 Overview of Microbial Source Tracking Methods Targeting Human Fecal Pollution Sources 3.4.4 Methods of Targeting Animal Sources of Fecal Pollution in Water 3.4.5 Microbial Source Tracking: Field Study Planning and Implementation 3.4.6 Fecal Indicator Organism Modeling and Microbial Source Tracking in Environmental Waters 3.5.1 Risk Assessment Framework 3.5.2 Exposure Assessment 3.5.3 Dose-Response Modeling and Use: Challenges and Uncertainties in Environmental Exposure Microbial Ecology 4.1.1 Phylogenomic Networks of Microbial Genome Evolution 4.1.2 Evolutionary Ecology of Microorganisms: From the Tamed to the Wild 4.2.1 The Microbial Ecology of Benthic Environments 4.2.2 Heterotrophic Planktonic Microbes: Virus, Bacteria, Archaea, and Protozoa 4.2.3 Aquatic Biofilms: Development, Cultivation, Analyses, and Applications 4.3.1 The Microbiology of Extremely Acidic Environments 4.3.2 Life in High-Salinity Environments 4.3.3 Microbial Life in Extreme Low-Biomass Environments: A Molecular Approach 4.3.4 Life in High-Temperature Environments 4.4.1 Invertebrate Gut Associations 4.4.2 Studying the Mammalian Intestinal Microbiome Using Animal Models 4.4.3 Animal Gut Microbiomes Biodegradation and Biotransformation 5.1.1 Genomic Features and Genome-Wide Analysis of Dioxin-Like Compound Degraders 5.1.2 Biodegradation of Organochlorine Pesticides 5.1.3 Anaerobic Degradation of Aromatic Compounds 5.1.4 Microbial Electrochemical Technologies Producing Electricity and Valuable Chemicals from Biodegradation of Waste Organic Matters 5.1.5 A Basic Introduction to Aerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Aromatic Compounds 5.1.6 Environmental Systems Microbiology of Contaminated Environments 5.2.1 Breathing Iron: Molecular Mechanism of Microbial Iron Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis 5.2.2 Experimental Geomicrobiology: From Field to Laboratory 5.2.3 Microbial Uses in the Remediation of Metal-Impacted Soils Index "The single most comprehensive resource for environmental microbiology. Environmental microbiology, the study of the roles that microbes play in all planetary environments, is one of the most important areas of scientific research. The Manual of Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of this critical and growing field. Thoroughly updated and revised, the Manual is the definitive reference for information on microbes in air, water, and soil and their impact on human health and welfare. Written in accessible, clear prose, the manual covers four broad areas: general methodologies, environmental public health microbiology, microbial ecology, and biodegradation and biotransformation. This wealth of information is divided into 18 sections each containing chapters written by acknowledged topical experts from the international community. Specifically, this new edition of the Manual contains completely new sections covering microbial risk assessment, quality control, and microbial source tracking; incorporates a summary of the latest methodologies used to study microorganisms in various environments; synthesizes the latest information on the assessment of microbial presence and microbial activity in natural and artificial environments; [and] contains completely revamped sections covering microbial risk assessment, quality control, and microbial source tracking. The Manual of Environmental Microbiology is an essential reference for environmental microbiologists, microbial ecologists, and environmental engineers, as well as those interested in human diseases, water and wastewater treatment, and biotechnology"-- Provided by publisher

The single most comprehensive resource for environmental microbiology

Environmental microbiology, the study of the roles that microbes play in all planetary environments, is one of the most important areas of scientific research. The Manual of Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of this critical and growing field.

Thoroughly updated and revised, the Manual is the definitive reference for information on microbes in air, water, and soil and their impact on human health and welfare. Written in accessible, clear prose, the manual covers four broad areas: general methodologies, environmental public health microbiology, microbial ecology, and biodegradation and biotransformation. This wealth of information is divided into 18 sections each containing chapters written by acknowledged topical experts from the international community.

Specifically, this new edition of the Manual

• Contains completely new sections covering microbial risk assessment, quality control, and microbial source tracking
• Incorporates a summary of the latest methodologies used to study microorganisms in various environments
• Synthesizes the latest information on the assessment of microbial presence and microbial activity in natural and artificial environments

The Manual of Environmental Microbiology is an essential reference for environmental microbiologists, microbial ecologists, and environmental engineers, as well as those interested in human diseases, water and wastewater treatment, and biotechnology.