Handbook of Water and Wastewater MicrobiologyDuncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan Elsevier, 7 ago 2003 - 832 pagine "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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... growth of the diverse species of microorganisms, in general, the nature and functions of growth substances are common for all cells. In part, this is because the chemical composition of microbial cells is more or less similar. For ...
... growth or life of a microbial cell. 2.1.1 Carbon Carbon is one of the most important chemical elements required for microbial growth. Fifty per cent of the dry weight of any cell is carbon; thus all organisms require carbon in some form ...
... GROWTH FACTORS Some microorganisms have good synthetic capability and thus can grow in a medium containing just a few dissolved salts. The simpler the cultural medium to support growth of a species of microbe, the more complex or ...
... growth media at a suitable temperature and under appropriate atmospheric conditions. Cells in tissue cultures attach to the glass or plastic surface of their culture vessels and spread to form a cell monolayer. In many tissue cultures ...
... Growth media must contain all the nutrients necessary for cell development. These include vitamins as well as glucose and amino acids. Growth media for tissue cultures include a serum component if cells are to be maintained through a ...
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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 |