Environmental monitoring of bacteria /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edwards, Clive, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [1999]
Series:Methods in biotechnology ; 12.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Some poblems posed by natural environments for monitoring microorganisms
  • Sampling sediment and soil: use of coring devices
  • Sampling water bodies: tangential flow filtration
  • Dielectrophoresis - Flow cytometry and cell sorting: rapid analysis and separation of individual bacterial cells from natural environments
  • Magnetic particle-based separation techniques for monitoring bacteria from natural environments
  • DNA extraction from natural enviornments
  • Automated sequencing of DNA retrieved from environmental samples
  • Analysis of DNA sequences
  • Fluorescent polymerase chanin reaction/restriction fragment lenght polymorphism monitoring of genes amplified directly from bacterial communities in soils and sediments
  • Recovery and analysis of ribosomal RNA sequences from the environment
  • Application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to microbial ecology
  • Reporter gene expression for monitoring microorganisms
  • Characterizing microorganisms in the environment by fatty acid analysis
  • Fluorescent in situ hybridization and the analysis of the single cell
  • Specific detection, viability assessment, and macromolecular staining of bacteria for flow cytometry
  • Confocal laser scanning microscopy of environmental samples
  • Monitoring microbial activities using membrane inlet mass spectrometry
  • Experimental biofilms and their applications in the study of environmental processes
  • Establishment of experimental biofilms using the modified robbins device and flow cells.