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Rapid Methods for Analysis of Biological Materials in the Environment

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Editors:
  1. Peter J. Stopa

    1. U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, APG, USA

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  2. Michael A. Bartoszcze

    1. Veterinary Research Center, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pulawy, Poland

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 (ASDT, volume 30)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Some Problems Concerning Biological Threats

    • M. Bartoszcze, J. Mierzejewski
    Pages 1-5

  3. Technologies for Monitoring the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: An Emerging Consensus?

    • Malcolm R. Dando
    Pages 7-41

  4. Robotics Mission to Mars from Exobiological Point of View

    • Alexander V. Zakharov
    Pages 43-47

  5. Dormancy in Non-Sporulating Bacteria: Its Significance for Environmental Monitoring

    • Arseny S. Kaprelyants, Galina V. Mukamolova, Tatyana V. Votyakova, Hazel M. Davey, Douglas B. Kell
    Pages 49-65

  6. Monitoring the Bacterial Neuston

    • Vladimir Ivanov
    Pages 67-72

  7. The Past, Present and Future of Luminometric Methods in Biological Detection

    • M. Bartoszcze, A. Bielawska
    Pages 73-77

  8. Environmental Applications of the NRL Flow Immunosensor

    • Anne W. Kusterbeck, Paul R. Gauger, Paul T. Charles
    Pages 79-85

  9. Capillary Electrophoresis/Nucleic Acid Probe Identification of Biological Warfare Agent Simulants

    • Camille A. Boulet, Geoffrey Hung, Douglas E. Bader, Peter Duck, Paul Wishart, Angela Lai-How
    Pages 87-92

  10. Rapid Method for Bacterial Counting in the Milk by Using Biosensor Based on E.coli Cells

    • S. G. Ignatov
    Pages 93-100

  11. Tiny-TOF Mass Spectrometer for Biodetection

    • Wayne A. Bryden, Richard C. Benson, Harvey W. Ko, Catherine Fenselau, Robert J. Cotter
    Pages 101-110

  12. Intelligent Systems for the Characterization of Microorganisms from Hyperspectral Data

    • Royston Goodacre, Rebecca Burton, Naheed Kaderbhai, Éadaoin M. Timmins, Andrew Woodward, Paul J. Rooney et al.
    Pages 111-136

  13. Field Applications of Flow Cytometry

    • Peter J. Stopa, Henrietta Kulaga, Patricia Anderson, Michael Cain
    Pages 137-158

  14. A Portable Flow Cytometer for the Detection and Identification of Microorganisms

    • Hazel M. Davey, Douglas B. Kell
    Pages 159-167

  15. Biodiversity of Bacterial Populations Monitored by Flow Cytometry

    • Elena Stabnikova
    Pages 169-175

  16. Measurement of Biological Aerosol with a Fluorescent Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (Flaps): Correlation of Optical Data with Biological Data

    • Jim Ho, Melvin Spence, Peter Hairston
    Pages 177-201

  17. Measurement of Biological Aerosols in an Aerosol Chamber

    • Z. Krocova, J. Krejci, M. Kroca, A. Macela
    Pages 203-217

  18. Development of PCR-Based Assays for the Detection and Molecular Genotyping of Microorganisms of Importance to Biological Warfare

    • Vito G. Delvecchio, Rajendra Redkar, Shuqui Cheng, Mike Gress
    Pages 219-229

  19. Use of Taqman, Light Cycler, and Confocal Microscropy to Detect Specific PCR

    • Vito G. Delvecchio, Rajendra Redkar
    Pages 231-237

  20. Evaluation of Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for Identifying Biological Agents

    • E. A. Henchal, M. S. Ibrahim
    Pages 239-249
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About this book

Contrary to common belief, infectious diseases are not as well under control as we would like. We are now at a crossroads regarding the impact of the environment on infectious diseases. Renewed interest in biological weapons and the emergence of new pathogens, coupled with a better understanding of the impact of infectious agents on other conventional diseases, has led us to realise that we can no longer remain complacent about the impact of infectious agents on human, animal and crop health.
The present book first discusses current and emerging military and civilian policies on the environment. In addition, the impact of environmental biology on the future of space exploration is discussed, especially in reference to the Mars mission. There follows a discussion of the state of bacteria in the environment, with a presentation of current and emerging techniques of microbial investigation. Finally, two case studies are presented on the impact of these techniques on both political and environmental problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, APG, USA

    Peter J. Stopa

  • Veterinary Research Center, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pulawy, Poland

    Michael A. Bartoszcze

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