Growth kinetics, ie, the relationship between specific growth rate and the concentration of a
substrate, is one of the basic tools in microbiology. However, despite more than half a …

Bacterial morphology is extremely diverse. Specific shapes are the consequence of adaptive
pressures optimizing bacterial fitness. Shape affects critical biological functions, including …

This book puts emphasis on the isolation, taxonomy, diagnosis (phenotypic, serology and
molecular biology), epizootiology, pathogenicity mechanisms, and methods of disease …

Several recent Escherichia coli O157: H7 outbreaks associated with both drinking and
recreational water raise concerns about waterborne illness caused by this pathogen. The …

Investigation of bacterial survival in natural environments has indicated that some organisms
lose culturability on appropriate media under certain conditions and yet still exhibit signs of …

Investigations of bacterial survival in natural environments have indicated that some
organisms lose culturability on appropriate media under certain conditions and yet still …

One of the best-documented aspects of the biology of luminous bacteria has been their
abundance and distribution in the marine environment (reviewed in reference 51). This has …

Aeromonas salmonicida is a significant pathogen of salmonids, and in its atypical form has
spread into cyprinids and marine flatfish. Although Aeromonas salmonicida subsp …

Edwardsiella tarda is pathogen of fish and other animals. The aim of this study was to
investigate the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state and virulence retention of this …

The advent of nucleic acid-based pathogen detection methods offers increased sensitivity
and specificity over traditional microbiological techniques, driving the development of …