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Microbiology of waterborne diseases : microbiological aspects and risks / Steven L. Percival, Surface Science Research Centre and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Percival, Steven L., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Waterborne infection.
- Medical microbiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 695 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Academic Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The second edition of Microbiology of Waterborne Diseases describes the diseases associated with water, their causative agents and the ways in which they gain access to water systems. The book is divided into sections covering bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Other sections detail methods for detecting and identifying waterborne microorganisms, and the ways in which they are removed from water, including chlorine, ozone, and ultraviolet disinfection. The second edition of this handbook has been updated with information on biofilms and antimicrobial resistance. The impact of gl
- Contents:
- part one. Introduction
- part two. Bacteriology
- part three. Protozoa
- part four. Viruses
- part five. Control
- part six. Global warming.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9781784023782
- 1784023787
- 9780124159761
- 0124159761
- OCLC:
- 868167805
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