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.
The book represents a radical departure from the classical
reductionist identification of bacteria dominated by genetic and
biochemical analyses of separated strains. The author takes a
holistic approach based on form, function, and habitat of
communities (consorms) of bacteria in real environments. He uses
factors related to the oxidation-reduction potential at the site
where the consorm is active and the viscosity of the bound water
within that consorm to position their community structures within a
two-dimensional bacteriological positioning system (BPS) that then
allows the functional role to be defined. This book has an
overarching ability to define bacterial activities as consorms in a
very effective and applied manner useful to an applied audience
involved in bacterial challenges.
Organized for ease of use, the book allows readers to start with
the symptom, uncover the bacterial activities, and then indentify
the communities distinctly enough to allow management and control
practices that minimize the damage. The broad spectrum approach,
new to this edition, lumps compatible bacteria together into a
relatively harmonious consortia that share a common primary
purpose. It gives a big picture view of the role of bacteria not as
single strains but collectively as communities and uses this
information to provide key answers to common bacterial
problems.
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