{"product_id":"manual-of-environmental-microbiology-isbn-9781555816025","title":"Manual of Environmental Microbiology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe single most comprehensive resource for environmental microbiology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental microbiology, the study of the roles that microbes play in all planetary environments, is one of the most important areas of scientific research. The \u003ci\u003eManual of Environmental Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e, Fourth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of this critical and growing field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoroughly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecifically, this new edition of the \u003ci\u003eManual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains completely new sections covering microbial risk assessment, quality control, and microbial source tracking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates a summary of the latest methodologies used to study microorganisms in various environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSynthesizes the latest information on the assessment of microbial presence and microbial activity in natural and artificial environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eManual of Environmental Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Board ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume I – Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.1.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume II – General Methodology (Volume Editor: \u003ci\u003eSuresh D. Pillai\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2.1 – Culture-Based and Physiological Detection (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eYoichi Kamagata\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.1.1 – Detection of specific taxa using chromogenic and fluorogenic media (\u003ci\u003eMohammad Manafi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.1.2 - Anaerobic cultivation (\u003ci\u003eTakashi Narihiro, Yoichi Kamagata\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.1.3 - New devices for cultivation (\u003ci\u003eYoshiteru Aoi, Slava Epstein\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2.2 – Microscopic Methods (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eCleber Oeverney\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.2.1 - Gold-based in situ hybridization for phylogenetic single-cell detection of prokaryotes in environmental samples (\u003ci\u003eThilo Eickhorst, Hannes Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.2.2 - Assessment of prokaryotic biological activity at the single cell level by combining microautoradiography and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) (\u003ci\u003eCleber C. Ouverney\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2.3 - Target-Specific Detection (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eDouglas R. Call\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.3.1 - Antibody-based technologies for environmental biodetection (\u003ci\u003eCheryl L. Baird, Susan M. Varnum\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.3.2 - PCR, real-time PCR, digital PCR and isothermal amplification (\u003ci\u003eRachel A. Bartholomew, Janine R. Hutchison, Timothy M. Straub, Douglas R. Call\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.3.3 - Microarray-Based Environmental Diagnostics (\u003ci\u003eDarrell P. Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.3.4 - Field Application of Pathogen Detection Technologies (\u003ci\u003eTimothy M. Straub, Douglas R. Call, Cindy Bruckner-Lea, Heather Colburn, Cheryl L. Baird, Rachel A. Bartholomew, Richard Ozanich, Kristin Jarman\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2.4 - Microbial Community Analysis of Environmental Samples with Next Generation Sequencing (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eStefan J. Green\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4.1 – Introduction to Microbial community analysis of environmental samples with next-generation sequencing (\u003ci\u003eStefan J. Green, Josh D. Neufeld\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4.2 – Microbial Community Analysis Using High-Throughput Amplicon Sequencing (\u003ci\u003eDanny Ionescu, Will A. Overholt, Michael D. J. Lynch, Josh D. Neufeld, Ankur Naqib, Stefan J. Green\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4.3 – Functional Metagenomics: Procedures and Progress (\u003ci\u003eLaura S. Morris, Julian R. Marchesi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4.4 – Metagenomics: Assigning Functional Status to the Community Gene Content (\u003ci\u003eNaseer Sangwan, Rup Lal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4.5 - Generation and Analysis of Microbial Metatranscriptomes (\u003ci\u003eNeha Sarode, Darren J. Parris, Sangita Ganesh, Sherry L. Seston, Frank J. Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2.5 - Qa\/Qc In Environmental Microbiology (\u003ci\u003eSection Editor: Yildiz T. Chambers\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.1 – \u003ci\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eKevin K. Connell\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.2 – General Quality Control (\u003ci\u003eRobin K. Oshiro\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.3 – Quality Control for Bacteriological Analyses (\u003ci\u003eEllen Braun-Howland\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.4 – Quality Control for Virological Analyses (\u003ci\u003eRichard E. Danielson\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.5 – Quality Control for USEPA Method 1623 Protozoan Analysis and PCR Analyses (\u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Di Giovanni, Gregory D. Sturbaum\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.6 – The Role of Statistical Thinking Statistical Thinking in Environmental Microbiology (\u003ci\u003eJ. Vaun McArthur, R. Cary Tuckfield\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5.7 – Study Design(\u003ci\u003eYildiz T. Chambers, Robin K. Oshiro\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2.6 - Sampling Methods (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eJ. Scott Meschke\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.6.1 – Water Sampling and Processing Techniques for Public Health-Related Microbes (\u003ci\u003eVincent Hill\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.6.2 – Surface Sampling (\u003ci\u003eLaura J. Rose, Judith Noble-Wang, Matthew J. Arduino\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.6.3 – Soil Sampling for Microbial Analyses (\u003ci\u003eJohn Brooks\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.6.4 – Microbiological Sampling of Wastewater and Biosolids\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume III - Environmental Public Health Microbiology (Volume Editor: \u003ci\u003eMarylynn V. Yates\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3.1 – Water (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eGary Toranzos\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.1 – Detection of Microbial Indicators in Environmental Freshwaters and Drinking Waters (\u003ci\u003eTasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez, Julie Kinzelman, Gary A. Toranzos\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.2 – Best Practices for Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring(\u003ci\u003eTimothy G. Otten, Hans W. Paerl\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.3 – Assessing the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment (\u003ci\u003eGraciela I. Ramírez toro, Harvey Minnigh\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.4 – Epidemiologic Aspects of Waterborne Infectious Disease (\u003ci\u003eSamuel Dorevitch\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.5 – Waterborne Enteric Viruses: Diversity, Distribution and Detection(\u003ci\u003eMorteza\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbbaszadegan, Absar Alum\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.6 – Detection of Protozoa in Surface and Finished Waters (\u003ci\u003eAbsar Alum, Eric N. Villegas, Scott P. Keely, Kelly R. Bright, Laura Y. Sifuentes, Morteza Abbaszadegan\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1.7 – Drinking Water Microbiology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3.2 – Aerobiology (\u003ci\u003eSection Editor: Mark P. Buttner\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.1 – Introduction to aerobiology (\u003ci\u003ePaula Krauter, Linda D. Stetzenbach\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.2 - Sampling for Airborne Microorganisms (\u003ci\u003eSergey A. Frinshpun, Mark P. Buttner, Gediminas Mainelis, Klaus Willeke\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.3 - Analysis of Bioaerosol Samples(\u003ci\u003ePatricia Cruz, Mark P. Buttner\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.4 - Fate and Transport of Microorganisms in Air (\u003ci\u003eGary S. Brown, Alan Jeff Mohr\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.5 - Airborne Fungi and Mycotoxins (\u003ci\u003eDe-Wei Li, Eckardt Johanning, Chin S. Yang\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.6 - Airborne Bacteria and Endotoxin (\u003ci\u003ePeter S. Thorne, Caroline Duchaine, Pascale Blais Lecours\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.7 - Airborne Viruses (\u003ci\u003eSyed A. Sattar, Nitin Bhardwaj, M. Khalid Ijaz\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.8 - Aerobiology of Agricultural Pathogens (\u003ci\u003eEstelle Levetin\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2.9 - Legionellae and Legionnaires' Disease (\u003ci\u003eClaressa E. Lucas\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3.3 – Soil (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eEd Topp\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.3.1 – Pathogenic Viruses and Protozoa Transmitted by Soil (\u003ci\u003ePascal Delaquis, Julie Brassard, Alvin Gajadhar\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.3.2 - Natural soil reservoirs for human pathogenic and fecal indicator \u003ci\u003ebacteria \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eMaria Laura Boschiroli, Joseph Falkinham, Sabine Favre-Bonté, Sylvie Nazaret, Pascal Piveteau, Michael Sadowsky, Murulee Byappanahalli, Pascal Delaquis, Alain Hartmann\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3.4 – Microbial Source Tracking (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eValerie J. Harwood\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4.1 – The Evolving Science of Microbial Source Tracking (\u003ci\u003eValerie J. Harwood, Charles Hagedorn, Michael Sadowsky\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4.2 – Validation of microbial source tracking markers and detection protocols: considerations for effective interpretation (\u003ci\u003eAsja Korajkic, Don Stoeckel, John F. Griffith\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4.3 – Overview of Microbial Source Tracking Methods Targeting Human Fecal Pollution Sources (\u003ci\u003eOrin C. Shanks, Hyatt Green, Asja Korajkic, Katharine G. Field\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4.4 – Methods of targeting animal sources of fecal pollution in water (\u003ci\u003eAnicet R Blanch, Elisenda Ballesté, Jennifer Weidhaas, Jorge Santo Domingo, Hodon Ryu\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4.5 – MST: Field Study Planning and Implementation (\u003ci\u003eJulie Kinzelman, Warish Ahmed\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4.6 - Fecal Indicator Organism Monitoring and Microbial Source Tracking in Environmental Waters: Overview of Existing Modeling Efforts (\u003ci\u003eMeredith B. Nevers, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Mantha S. Phanikumar, and Richard L. Whitman\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3.5 – Microbial Risk Assessment (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eMarylynn V. Yates\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.5.1 – Dose Response Modeling and Use–Challenges and Uncertainties in Environmental Exposure (\u003ci\u003eMark H. Weir\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.5.2 – Exposure assessment (\u003ci\u003eSusan Petterson, Nicholas Ashbolt\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.5.3 – Dose-Response Modeling and Use: Challenges and Uncertainties in Environmental Exposure (\u003ci\u003eMark H. Weir\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume IV – Microbial Ecology (Volume Editor: \u003ci\u003eRobert V. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 4.1 – Theory (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eLarry Forney\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.1.1 – Phylogenomic Networks of Microbial Genome Evolution (\u003ci\u003eTal Dagan, Ovidiu Popa, Thorsten Klösges, Giddy Landan\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.1.2 – Evolutionary ecology of microorganisms: from the tamed to the wild (\u003ci\u003eJay T. Lennon, Vincent J. Denef\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 4.2 – Aquatic Environments (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eRobert H. Findlay\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.2.1 – The Microbial Ecology of Benthic Environments (\u003ci\u003eRobert H. Findlay, Tom J. Battin\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.2.2 – Heterotrophic Planktonic Microbes: Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, and Protozoa (\u003ci\u003eJed A. Fuhrman, David A. Caron\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.2.3 – Aquatic Biofilms: Development, cultivation, analyses, and applications (\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Lawrence, Thomas R. Neu, Armelle Paule, Darren R. Korber, Gideon M. Wolfaardt\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 4.3 – Extreme Environments (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eBrian Hedlund\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.3.1 – The Microbiology of Extremely Acidic Environments (\u003ci\u003eD. Barrie Johnson, Angeles Aguilera\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.3.2 – Life in High Salinity Environments (\u003ci\u003eAharon Oren\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.3.3 – Microbial life in extreme low-biomass environments – a molecular approach (\u003ci\u003eKasthuri Venkateswaran, Myron T. La Duc, Parag Vaishampayan, James A. Spry\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.3.4 – Life in High-Temperature Environments (\u003ci\u003eBrian Hedlund, Scott Thomas, Jeremy Dodsworth, Chuanlun Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 4.4 - Animal-Gut Microbiomes (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eJulian Marchesi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.4.1 - Invertebrate-gut associations (\u003ci\u003eDaniele Daffonchio, Alberto Alma, Guido Favia, Luciano Sacchi, Claudio Bandi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.4.2 - Studying the mammalian intestinal microbiome using animal models (\u003ci\u003eFloor Hugenholtz, Jing Zhang, Paul W. O’Toole, Hauke Smidt\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.4.3 - Animal Gut Microbiomes (\u003ci\u003eRichard J Ellis, Chris McSweeney\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume V – Biodegradation and Biotransformation (Volume Editor: \u003ci\u003eCindy H. Nakatsu\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 5.1 – Biodegradation (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eCindy H. Nakatsu\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1.1 - Genomic Features and Genome-Wide analyses of Dioxin-Like Compound Degraders (\u003ci\u003eMasaki Shintani and Kazuhide Kimbara\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1.2 - Biodegradation of organochlorine pesticides (\u003ci\u003eYuji Nagata, Michiro Tabata, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Masataka Tsuda\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1.3 – Anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds (\u003ci\u003eWeimin Sun, Valdis Krumins, Donna E. Fennell, Lee J. Kerkhof, Max M. Häggblom\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1.4 – Microbial electrochemical technologies producing electricity and valuable chemicals from biodegradation of waste organic matters (\u003ci\u003eTaeho Lee, Akihiro Okamoto, Sokhee Jung, Ryuhei Nakamura, Jung Rae Kim, Kazuya Watanabe, Kazuhito Hashimoto\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1.5 - A basic introduction to aerobic biodegradation of petroleum aromatic compounds (\u003ci\u003eKengo Inoue, Onruthai Pinyakong, Kano Kasuga, Hideaki Nojiri\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1.6 - Environmental systems microbiology of contaminated environments (\u003ci\u003eTerry C. Hazen, Gary S. Sayler\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 5.2 – Biotransformation (Section Editor: \u003ci\u003eChris Rensing\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.2.1 – Breathing Iron: Molecular Mechanism of Microbial Iron Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis (\u003ci\u003eRebecca E. Cooper, Jennifer L. Goff, Ben C. Reed, Ramanan Sekar, Thomas J. DiChristina\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.2.2 – Experimental Geomicrobiology: From Field to Laboratory (\u003ci\u003eTimothy S. Magnuson, Rhesa N. Ledbetter\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.2.3 - Restoration of Metal(loid) Contaminated Soils (\u003ci\u003eTimberley Roane, Munira Lantz\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book covers microbes in air, water, and soil and their impact on human health and welfare. This edition provides critical updates regarding the microbial risk assessment process, a summary of updates to study environmental microorganisms, and the assessment of microbial presence in natural and built environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental microbiology is part of the broader American Society for Microbiology. As such, the book provides critical references for practicing clinical and environmental microbiologists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe composition of the senior editorial board serves as a guide to potential readership. Dr. Yates is in a department of environmental sciences (UC-Riverside), while Dr. Nakatsu serves in a department of agronomy (Purdue), Dr. Miller works in a department of microbiology and molecular genetics (Oklahoma State), and Dr. Pillai is posted at the National Center for Electron Beam Research (Texas A\u0026amp;M). The contributor list numbers over 180, spanning four continents and many sub-disciplines. I would expect the readership to derive from similar diverse affiliations. Water and wastewater specialists also will number among readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book actually contains four volumes: general methodology (analytical detection to sample collection); environmental public health microbiology (surveying microorganisms in water, air, or soil); microbial ecology (means of classifying and explaining relationships); and bio degradation and bio transformation (transformations and degradation of natural- and man-made chemicals).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eASM Press has prepared a wonderful book essential to the science of environmental microbiologists, microbial ecologists, and environmental engineers. The new features in this edition justify this update.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJ. Thomas, Pierce Navy Environmental Health Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManual of Environmental Microbiology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourth Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe single most comprehensive resource for environmental microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental microbiology, the study of the roles that microbes play in all planetary environments, is one of the most important areas of scientific research. The \u003ci\u003eManual of Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive coverage of this critical and growing field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically, this new edition of the \u003ci\u003eManual\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Contains completely new sections covering microbial risk assessment, quality control, and microbial source tracking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Incorporates a summary of the latest methodologies used to study microorganisms in various environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Synthesizes the latest information on the assessment of microbial presence and microbial activity in natural and artificial environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eManual of Environmental Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989570633957,"sku":"NP9781555816025","price":205.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781555816025.jpg?v=1761784640","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/manual-of-environmental-microbiology-isbn-9781555816025","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}