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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... human diploid fibroblasts are the cell lines most commonly used in the laboratory culture of enteroviruses. Other cell lines may be used at the preference of the local virologist. These include PMK, Vero, FL HeLa and Hep-2 cells. Using ...
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... human animal and plant pathogens generally do not cause diseases in humans. However, human pathogens are often carried by asymptomatic non-human hosts. Such pathogens are termed zoonoses and include the organisms causing the most ...
... human wastes, and because natural waters are, with few exceptions, not good growth mediums for human pathogens. 3 MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY STATISTICS Morbidity is the incidence of disease, usually stated as cases per 10000 population per ...
... humans or animals. The species most commonly responsible for human infections is Campylobacter jejuni. Food, particularly poultry, is probably the most common mode of transmission, although waterborne infections are also common ...
Sommario
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 |