Nonculturable Microorganisms in the Environment

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Semantics and Strategies....Pages 1-6
Morphological Changes Leading to the Nonculturable State....Pages 7-18
Size Matters: Dwarf Cells in Soil and Subsurface Terrestrial Environments....Pages 19-46
Membrane Bioenergetics in Reference to Marine Bacterial Culturability....Pages 47-55
Diversity of Uncultured Microorganisms in the Environment....Pages 57-75
Molecular Genetic Methods for Detection and Identification of Viable but Nonculturable Microorganisms....Pages 77-85
Environmental Parameters Associated with the Viable but Nonculturable State....Pages 87-112
Starved and Nonculturable Microorganisms in Biofilms....Pages 113-129
Phenotypic Plasticity in Bacterial Biofilms as It Affects Issues of Viability and Culturability....Pages 131-145
Survival, Dormancy, and Nonculturable Cells in Extreme Deep-Sea Environments....Pages 147-197
Bacterial Viruses and Hosts: Influence of Culturable State....Pages 199-208
The Importance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria in Biogeochemistry....Pages 209-227
Viable but Nonculturable Cells in Plant-Associated Bacterial Populations....Pages 229-241
Implications of the Viable but Nonculturable State in Risk Assessment Based on Field Testing of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms....Pages 243-254
Chemical Disinfection and Injury of Bacteria in Water....Pages 255-275
The Public Health Significance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria....Pages 277-300
Epidemiological Significance of Viable but Nonculturable Microorganisms....Pages 301-323
Bacterial Death Revisited....Pages 325-342
Back Matter....Pages 343-354