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Nonculturable Microorganisms in the Environment

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Editors:
  1. Rita R. Colwell

    1. Center of Marine Biotechnology, Columbus Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, USA

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  2. D. Jay Grimes

    1. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, USA

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Semantics and Strategies

    • Rita R. Colwell, D. Jay Grimes
    Pages 1-6

  3. Morphological Changes Leading to the Nonculturable State

    • Jeffrey J. Byrd
    Pages 7-18

  4. Size Matters: Dwarf Cells in Soil and Subsurface Terrestrial Environments

    • Thomas L. Kieft
    Pages 19-46

  5. Membrane Bioenergetics in Reference to Marine Bacterial Culturability

    • Minoru Wada, Kazuhiro Kogure
    Pages 47-55

  6. Diversity of Uncultured Microorganisms in the Environment

    • Erko Stackebrandt, T. Martin Embley
    Pages 57-75

  7. Molecular Genetic Methods for Detection and Identification of Viable but Nonculturable Microorganisms

    • Ivor T. Knight
    Pages 77-85

  8. Environmental Parameters Associated with the Viable but Nonculturable State

    • Michel J. Gauthier
    Pages 87-112

  9. Starved and Nonculturable Microorganisms in Biofilms

    • Kevin C. Marshall
    Pages 113-129

  10. Phenotypic Plasticity in Bacterial Biofilms as It Affects Issues of Viability and Culturability

    • J. William Costerton
    Pages 131-145

  11. Survival, Dormancy, and Nonculturable Cells in Extreme Deep-Sea Environments

    • Jody W. Deming, John A. Baross
    Pages 147-197

  12. Bacterial Viruses and Hosts: Influence of Culturable State

    • Frank T. Robb, Russell T. Hill
    Pages 199-208

  13. The Importance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria in Biogeochemistry

    • D. Jay Grimes, Aaron L. Mills, Kenneth H. Nealson
    Pages 209-227

  14. Viable but Nonculturable Cells in Plant-Associated Bacterial Populations

    • Mark Wilson, Steven E. Lindow
    Pages 229-241

  15. Implications of the Viable but Nonculturable State in Risk Assessment Based on Field Testing of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms

    • Morris A. Levin, J. Scott Angle
    Pages 243-254

  16. Chemical Disinfection and Injury of Bacteria in Water

    • Gordon A. McFeters, Mark W. LeChevallier
    Pages 255-275

  17. The Public Health Significance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria

    • James D. Oliver
    Pages 277-300

  18. Epidemiological Significance of Viable but Nonculturable Microorganisms

    • Anwarul Huq, Irma N. G. Rivera, Rita R. Colwell
    Pages 301-323

  19. Bacterial Death Revisited

    • Rita R. Colwell
    Pages 325-342

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 343-354
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Center of Marine Biotechnology, Columbus Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, USA

    Rita R. Colwell

  • Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, USA

    D. Jay Grimes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nonculturable Microorganisms in the Environment

  • Editors: Rita R. Colwell, D. Jay Grimes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0271-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ASM Press 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0273-6Published: 27 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0271-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 354

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology

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