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The Structure and Function of Aquatic Microbial Communities

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Christon J. Hurst

    1. Cincinnati, USA

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  • Provides new insights into the structure of microbial communities
  • Discusses techniques for preparing and distributing microbiologically safe drinking water
  • Describes techniques for isolating and cultivating microbes

Part of the book series: Advances in Environmental Microbiology (AEM, volume 7)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Understanding Aquatic Microbial Communities

    • Christon J. Hurst
    Pages 1-12

  3. Relationship Between Lifestyle and Structure of Bacterial Communities and Their Functionality in Aquatic Systems

    • Luca Zoccarato, Hans Peter Grossart
    Pages 13-52

  4. Biofilms: Besieged Cities or Thriving Ports?

    • Otini Kroukamp, Elanna Bester, Gideon M. Wolfaardt
    Pages 53-90

  5. Complex Structure but Simple Function in Microbial Mats from Antarctic Lakes

    • Ian Hawes, Dawn Sumner, Anne D. Jungblut
    Pages 91-120

  6. Fungal Decomposers in Freshwater Environments

    • Vladislav Gulis, Rong Su, Kevin A. Kuehn
    Pages 121-155

  7. The Ecology of Methanogenic Archaea in a Nutrient-Impacted Wetland

    • Andrew Ogram, Hee-Sung Bae, Ashvini Chauhan
    Pages 157-172

  8. Briefly Summarizing Our Understanding of Vibrio cholerae and the Disease Cholera

    • Christon J. Hurst
    Pages 173-184

  9. Options for Providing Microbiologically Safe Drinking Water

    • Christon J. Hurst
    Pages 185-260

  10. Microbiome of Drinking Water Distribution Systems

    • Laurence Mathieu, Tony Paris, Jean-Claude Block
    Pages 261-311

  11. Isolation and Cultivation of Bacteria

    • Martin W. Hahn, Ulrike Koll, Johanna Schmidt
    Pages 313-351
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This book discusses how aquatic microbial communities develop interactive metabolic coordination both within and between species to optimize their energetics. It explains that microbial community structuration often includes functional stratification among a multitude of organisms that variously exist either suspended in the water, lodged in sediments, or bound to one another as biofilms on solid surfaces.  The authors describe techniques that can be used for preparing and distributing microbiologically safe drinking water, which presents the challenge of successfully removing the pathogenic members of the aquatic microbial community and then safely delivering that water to consumers.  Drinking water distribution systems have their own microbial ecology, which we must both understand and control in order to maintain the safety of the water supply.  Since studying aquatic microorganisms often entails identifying them, the book also discusses techniques for successfully isolating and cultivating bacteria. As such, it appeals to microbiologists, microbial ecologists and water quality scientists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cincinnati, USA

    Christon J. Hurst

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​Christon J. Hurst

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 

and 

Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia

e-mail: christonjhurst@fuse.net




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