Nonculturable microorganisms in the environment

Author(s)

• Colwell, Rita R.
• Grimes, D. J. (David Jay)

Bibliographic Information

Nonculturable microorganisms in the environment

edited by Rita R. Colwell, D. Jay Grimes

ASM Press, c2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Many bacteria in the environment exist in a 'viable but not culturable' state, sometimes even dominant and not yet possible to culture in the laboratory. This book presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive discussion of this remarkable phenomenon available. From a historic overview to the cutting-edge future of the field, it highlights the wide implications of the VBNC state in medicine, public health, environmental science, agriculture and biotechnology

Table of Contents

1. Semantics and Strategies 2. Morphological Changes Leading to the Nonculturable State 3. Size Matters: Dwarf Cells in Soil and Subsurface Terrestrial Environments 4. Membrane Bioenergetics in Reference to Marine Bacterial Culturability 5. Diversity of Uncultured Microorganisms in the Environment 6. Molecular Genetic Methods for Detection of Viable but Nonculturable Organisms 7. Environmental Parameters Associated with the Viable but Nonculturable State 8. Starved and Nonculturable Microorganisms in Biofilms 9. Phenotyic Plasticity in Bacterial Biofilms as it Affects Issues of Viability and Culturability 10. Survival, Dormancy and Nonculturable Cells in Extreme Deep-Sea Environments 11. Bacterial Viruses and Hosts: Influence of Culturable State 12. The Importance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria in Biogeochemistry 13. Viable but Nonculturable Cells in Plant-Associated Bacterial Populations 14. Implications of the Viable but Nonculturable State in Risk Assessment Based on Field Testing for Genetically Engineered Microorganisms 15. Chemical Disinfection and Injury of Bacteria in Water 16. The Public Health Significance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria 17. Epidemiological Significance of Viable but Nonculturable Microorganisms 18. Bacterial Death Revisited

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Details

• NCID: BA49187351
• ISBN:
  • 1555811965
• LCCN: 00029291
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 354 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QR100
  • DC21 : 579
  • DC20 : 576.15
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Microbial ecology
  • LCSH : Microbiology -- Cultures and culture media
  • LCSH : Microbial ecology