Handbook of Water and Wastewater MicrobiologyDuncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan "Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike.
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... infection. Rotaviruses are responsible for infections that display the typical gastrointestinal symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea. In contrast, enterovirus infections are often characterized by extra-intestinal symptoms. The ...
... infected tissue cultures turn bright yellow. It is important to maintain tissue cultures in the dark since the ... Infection of the host will only occur if an appropriate interaction between receptor and anti-receptor has occurred ...
... infected cell bursts to release new virus particles. The enteroviruses can thus easily be detected using a simple plaque assay. In contrast, the rotaviruses are not capable of undergoing a complete cycle of infection in tissue cultures ...
... infection. With all virus assays, it is important to include both positive and negative controls in the experimental protocol. Cells from a roller bottle culture are harvested by replacing the normal culture medium with a medium ...
... infectious virus unit. These holes are known as plaques and the infectious virus units are referred to as plaque ... infection, then it may be beneficial to identify the virus isolated from the sample to subfamily level. There are a ...
Contents
Part 2 Water and Excreta Related Diseases | 175 |
Part 3 Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment | 315 |
Part 4 Drinking Water Microbiology | 611 |
Useful Websites | 794 |
Index | 797 |