About the Book: Practical Atlas for Bacterial Identification: 2nd Edition
CONTENTS
Published nearly ten years ago, the first edition of Practical Atlas for
Bacterial Identification broke new ground with the wealth of detail and breadth
of information it provided. The second edition is poised to do the same.
Differing fundamentally from the first edition, this book begins by introducing
the concept of bacteria community intelligence as reflected in corrosion,
plugging, and shifts in the quality parameters in the product whether it be
water, gas, oil, or even air. It presents a new classification system for
bacterial communities based upon their effect and activities, and not their
composition.
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