Colwell (marine biotechnology, U. of Maryland) and Grimes (marine sciences, U. of Southern Mississip...
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Colwell (marine biotechnology, U. of Maryland) and Grimes (marine sciences, U. of Southern Mississippi) present 18 contributions which explore that class of opportunistic human pathogen bacteria which were discovered to have the ability to remain extremely viable in the vicissitudes of the aquatic environment yet are not culturable. Such bacteria include Vibrio cholerae , Escherichia coli , Salmonella enteriditis , Campylobacter jejuni , and Legionella pneumophila . Topics include a general discussion of terminology and brief history of the field, the morphology of the cells, nonculturability in relation to luminous symbionts of marine and estuarine animals, strategies for survival in the environment, and other topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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