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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... VIRUS INFECTIONS THAT SPREAD VIA THE FAECAL–ORAL ROUTE Viruses that cause waterborne infections are of devastating importance. Viruses are the commonest cause of gastrointestinal infection world-wide and rotaviruses are the most ...
... viruses cause meningitis. This condition is not uncommon but is much less severe than bacterial meningitis and patients typically make a full recovery from enterovirus meningitis. The Coxsackie viruses infect muscles. Coxsackie B viruses ...
... viruses. 4 VIRUSES USED AS FAECAL INDICATORS As with faecal indicator bacteria, viruses chosen to demonstrate faecal contamination of water are chosen because of their resilient properties and their association with human infections ...
... Viruses can only infect a limited range of cells. This phenomenon is referred to as tropism. It is a consequence of the nature of the infection process. For a virus to infect and penetrate a cell it must first attach to the surface of ...
... viruses infect cells to produce viruses that lack an outer capsid. For this reason, cells in tissue culture that have been infected with rotaviruses are detected using an immunological assay to detect the presence of virus antigens ...
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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 |