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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Copyright -- Authors -- Editors -- Sponsors -- Preface -- About the book -- Table of contents -- 1. Wastewater treatment development -- 1.1 Global drivers for sanitation -- 1.2 History of wastewater treatment -- References -- 2. Basic microbiology and metabolism -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment -- 2.1.2 Microbial growth as a functional unit -- 2.1.3 Microbial community engineering -- 2.1.4 Analytical methods for microbial ecology -- 2.1.5 Mathematical models of microbial growth -- 2.2 Basic aspects of microbiology and metabolism |
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2.2.1 Prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses -- 2.2.2 Cell structure and components -- 2.2.2.1 Cell structures of prokaryotes and eukaryotes -- 2.2.2.2 Elemental composition of biomass -- 2.2.2.3 Cellular macromolecules -- 2.2.2.4 Intracellular storage biopolymers -- 2.2.2.5 Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and biofilms -- 2.2.3 Metabolism and regulation -- 2.2.3.1 Breakdown of polymeric substrates and biosynthesis of biomass macromolecules -- 2.2.3.2 Dissimilation and assimilation of substrates: catabolism and anabolism |
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2.2.3.3 Metabolic regulation in microbial cells: ATP, NADH, and NADPH -- 2.2.3.4 Molecular regulation in microbial cells: DNA, RNA, proteins and metabolites -- 2.2.4 Trophic groups and metabolic diversity -- 2.2.4.1 Trophic structure in microbiology and links to environmental engineering -- 2.2.4.2 Illustration of microbial trophic groups -- 2.2.4.3 Predominant guilds of microorganisms involved in BNR from wastewater -- 2.2.5 Microbial physiology and environmental gradients -- 2.2.5.1 Environmental factors -- 2.2.5.2 Microbial niche establishment across gradient systems |
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2.3 Microbial ecology and ecophysiology methods -- 2.3.1 Black to grey and white-box analysis of microbiomes -- 2.3.2 Informational molecules from microorganisms -- 2.3.3 Classifications of microorganisms: morphotypes, phenotypes, and genotypes -- 2.3.3.1 rRNA genes for taxonomic classification at high resolution -- 2.3.3.2 Taxonomic classification and levels -- 2.3.4 Culture-dependent vs. culture-independent methods -- 2.3.4.1 Analysing taxa and functions: choosing the right method(s) -- 2.3.5 Microscopy, isolation, and counting methods -- 2.3.5.1 Visual inspection by microscopy techniques |
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2.3.5.2 Isolations and pure cultures -- 2.3.5.3 Advanced microscopy and rapid cell counting -- 2.3.6 Molecular biology and fingerprinting methods -- 2.3.6.1 Extraction of nucleic acids and proteins -- 2.3.6.2 Polymerase chain reactions -- 2.3.6.3 Clone libraries -- 2.3.6.4 Community fingerprinting -- 2.3.6.4 Modern amplicon sequencing -- 2.3.7 High-throughput 'omic' methods -- 2.3.8 Ecophysiology methods -- 2.3.9 From microbial ecology analyses to microbial community engineering -- 2.4 Microbial growth basics -- 2.4.1 Microbial growth -- 2.4.2 Bacterial bioenergetics -- 2.4.3 Redox reactions |
| Subject |
Sewage -- Purification -- Biological treatment.
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Water -- Purification -- Biological treatment.
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Sewage -- Purification -- Biological treatment
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Water -- Purification -- Biological treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chen, G. H., editor
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Loosdrecht, Mark C. M., editor
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Ekama, G. A., editor
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Brdjanovic, Damir, editor
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| ISBN |
9781789060362 |
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1789060362 |
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