Microbiology an environmental perspective - Edmonds, Paul 1933- (New York Macmillan, 1978)
Table of Contents: Introduction. 1. Microbial groups: Historical perspective -- Living cells -- Prokaryotic organisms -- Eucaryotic organisms -- Viruses (noncellular agents). -- 2. Nutrition and metabolism -- Essential chemical concepts -- Requirements for growth -- Nutritional types of organisms -- Cellular metabolism. -- 3. Diversity of microbial habitats: Environmental selecting factors -- Types of microbial habitats -- Modes of dispersal. -- 4. Microbial Interference: Competition for survival in nature -- Role of antimicrobials in nature. -- 5. Inter-microbial and extra microbial relationships: Types of symbiotic relationships -- Intermicrobial associations in nature -- Extramicrobial associations in nature. -- 6. Transformations in geochemical cycles: Dynamic aspects of microbial populations -- Role of microorganisms in geochemical cycles. -- 7. The human body: a natural ecosystem -- Inhabitable anatomical regions -- The indigenous microflora -- Defense mechanisms -- Germ-free animals. -- 8. Epidemiology of human microbial diseases: Sources of environmental pathogens -- Modes of transmission for pathogens -- Epidemiological investigations -- Human infectious diseases -- Prevention and control of infectious diseases. -- 9. Epidemiology of zoonotic diseases: Selected types of zoonoses -- Prevention and control of zoonoses -- Microorganisms as tools for detecting specific pollutants. -- 10. Microbial toxins in the environment: Types of microbial toxins -- Ecological consequences of microbial toxins -- Microbial toxins as insecticidal agents. -- 11. The role of microorganisms in polluted environments: Microbiological aspects of air pollution -- Microbiological aspects of water pollution -- Microorganisms as tools for detecting specific pollutants.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Keywords: Microbial ecology