Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms

Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms
by Chin S. Yang (Author), Patricia A. Heinsohn (Author)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 273 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (March 5, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0471730939

Book Description
Investigation techniques and analytical methodologies for addressing microbial contamination indoors
Microbial contamination indoors is a significant environmental and occupational health and safety problem. This book provides fundamental background information on fungal and bacterial growth indoors as well as in-depth, practical approaches to analyzing and remedying problems. The information helps investigators, laboratory managers, and environmental health professionals properly use state-of-the-science methods and correctly interpret the results. With chapters by expert microbiologists, mycologists, environmental professionals, and industrial hygienists, Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive reference on advanced approaches, covering:
* Microbiological problems in a water-damaged environment
* Indoor construction techniques and materials that impact environmental microbiology
* Microbial ecology indoors, airborne bacteria, genetic-based analytical methods, and statistical tools for microorganism analysis
* Microbiological sampling approaches
* Mold removal principles and methods, including specialized microbial remediation techniques for HVAC systems, legionellas and biofilms, and sewage contamination
* A forensic approach toward the assessment of fungal growth in the indoor environment
A must-have guide for practicing professionals, including environmental health and safety personnel, public health officials, and building and construction engineers and architects, this is also a valuable reference for attorneys, home inspectors, water restoration personnel, mold remediation contractors, insurance adjusters, and others.

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Cryptosporidium: From Molecules to Disease

Cryptosporidium: From Molecules to Disease
by R.C.A. Thompson (Editor), A. Armson (Editor), U.M. Ryan (Editor)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 468 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (December 17, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0444513515

Book Description
In the relatively short period since Cryptosporidium was recognised as a human pathogen, and that it could be transmitted in water as well as directly between animals and people, it has been the subject of intense investigations. Its status as an opportunistic pathogen, especially in AIDS patients, and the lack of effective anti-cryptosporidial drugs have served to emphasise the public health importance of this organism. This has to some extent overshadowed the fact that Cryptosporidium is also an important pathogen of domestic animals and wildlife.
In recent years, the application of molecular biology and culture techniques have had an enormous impact on our understanding of the aetiological agents of cryptosporidial infections and our ability to study the causative agents in the laboratory. As a consequence, a wealth of information and novel data has been produced during the last 3-4 years, particularly in the areas of taxonomy, biology, pathogenesis, epidemiology - particularly zoonotic and water borne transmission, and treatment.
It is thus very timely to bring together in this book the international research community involved to review the major advances in research and identify the important research priorities for the future, thus enabling as wide an audience as possible to benefit from and share in this comprehensive look at Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis.

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Microbiology - Quickstudy Reference Guides

Microbiology (Quickstudy Reference Guides - Academic)
by Mike Roner (Author), Randy Brooks (Editor)

Product Details;
* Loose Leaf: 4 pages
* Publisher: Barcharts Inc (September 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1572225092

Book Description:
Introduction, History of Microbiology, Organism Evolution, The Cell Theory, How Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Differ, Koch's Postulates, Food Borne Pathogens, Genetics, Metabolism, Microbial Differentiation, Microscopes, Types of Microbial Yhe Genetic Code, Metabolism, Microbes Used In Foods, Oxigen Use, Reproduction of Fungi, The Immune System, Photosynthesis, Fermentation, Medical Mycology... and others.

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