Environmental Microbiology (eBook)

Ralph Mitchell, PhD, is Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Biology in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, and also Professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology there. He is the author of over 200 publications in scientific journals, as well as many book chapters.

Contributors vii

Preface ix

1 Bacteria in the Greenhouse: Marine Microbes and Climate Change 1
Hugh W. Ducklow, Xosé Anxelu G. Morán, and Alison E. Murray

2 Control of Waterborne Pathogens in Developing Countries 33
Tim Ford and Steve Hamner

3 New Molecular Methods for Detection of Waterborne Pathogens 57
Alison M. Cupples, Joan B. Rose, and Irene Xagoraraki

4 Microbial Transformations of Radionuclides in the Subsurface 95
Matthew J. Marshall, Alexander S. Beliaev, and James K. Fredrickson

5 Eutrophication of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems 115
Nancy N. Rabalais

6 Microbial Deterioration of Cultural Heritage Materials 137
Christopher J. McNamara, Nick Konkol, and Ralph Mitchell

7 Sorption and Transformation of Toxic Metals by Microorganisms 153
Xu Han and Ji-Dong Gu

8 Bioremediation of Hazardous Organics 177
Jennifer G. Becker and Eric A. Seagren

9 Biosensors as Environmental Monitors 213
Steven Ripp, Melanie L. DiClaudio, and Gary S. Sayler

10 Effects of Genetically Modified Plants on Soil Microorganisms 235
Nicole Weinert, Remo Meincke, Michael Schloter, Gabriele Berg, and Kornelia Smalla

11 Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural Residues 259
Vincent O'Flaherty, Gavin Collins, and Thérése Mahony

12 Anaerobic Biodegradation of Solid Waste 281
Morton A. Barlaz, Bryan F. Staley, and Francis L. de los Reyes III

13 Low-Energy Wastewater Treatment: Strategies and Technologies 301
Thomas P. Curtis

14 Bioremediated Geomechanical Processes 319
Eric A. Seagren and Ahmet H. Aydilek

Index 349