Microbial ecotoxicology

• Other Authors: Cravo-Laureau, Cristiana, Cagnon, Christine, Lauga, Béatrice, Duran, Robert
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Microbial toxins.; Environmental toxicology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319617954; 9783319617947
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (365 pages)

This book is a treatise on microbial ecotoxicology, discussing the effect of pollutants on microbial ecosystems and the role of microorganisms in ecosystems services. Emphasizing the microbial responses to pollution at different biological levels, it focuses on metabolic pathways, genetic adaptation...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; References; Reviewers; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Introduction; 1 A Brief Introduction to the History of Pollution: From Local to Global; Abstract; 1.1 Pollution: What Are We Talking About?; 1.2 Pollution and Industrial Revolution: The French Case; 1.3 The Twentieth Century: Changes in Nature and Scale; 1.4 Intensification of Pollution; 1.5 A Global and Cumulative Pollution; References; 2 From Microbial Ecology to Microbial Ecotoxicology; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tools Used in Microbial Ecology; 2.3 Environmental Pollution; 2.4 Ecotoxicological Evaluation.
• 2.5 Microbial Ecotoxicology as a New Discipline2.6 Future Aspects; 2.7 Conclusions; References; Concepts and Case Studies; 3 Microbiology and Chemistry in the Environment: Two Symbiotic Species in the Same Biotope; Abstract; References; 4 Microbial Responses to Pollution-Ecotoxicology: Introducing the Different Biological Levels; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Microbial Physiology and Metabolism; 4.3 Microbial Community Responses; 4.4 Microbial Genetic Adaptation; 4.5 Overview-Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References.
• 5 Engineered Nanoparticles in the Environments: Interactions with Microbial Systems and Microbial ActivityAbstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 ENPs Interactions with Microorganisms; 5.3 Influence of Capping Agents and Functional Groups; 5.4 Nanotoxicology and Nano-ecotoxicology of ENPs; 5.4.1 Toxicity Varies with ENPs Concentrations; 5.4.2 Acute Versus Chronic Exposure and Effects on Microbial Community; 5.4.3 Mechanism of ENPs Toxicity; 5.4.3.1 Photo-Induced Toxic Effect of ENPs; 5.4.3.2 Production of Ions; 5.5 Challenges in Assessing and Interpreting Microbial Nano-ecotoxicity; 5.6 Conclusion.
• 6.4 The Occurance of Co-resistance in Marine Environments6.5 Resilience of Microbial Communities Against Perturbations; 6.6 Conclusion; References; 7 Genetic Adaptations of Bacteria for Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 PAH Catabolic Pathways; 7.3 Regulation of PAH Gene Expression; 7.4 Cellular Uptake of PAH; 7.5 Summary and Future Directions; Acknowledgements; References; 8 Microbial Community Responses to Contaminants and the Use of Molecular Techniques; Abstract; 8.1 Introduction.