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CHAPTER 2 :
Environmental
Microbiology
CHAPTER 3:
Environmental Microbiology
1) Definition
2) Microbial Interests
3) Microbiological Contaminants
4) Microorganism in environmental
engineering
5) Bacterial Growth and Phases
Environmental Microbiology
What is microbes??
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Fungi
• Algae
• Protozoa
Vibrio cholerae
• Cholera : Caused ??
• Moulds – filament
– live in acidic condition
– reduce the efficiency of
secondary sedimentation
tank
– cause unpleasant smell
and taste
• Generally they
reproduce binary
fission (i.e. by
dividing, the original
cell becomes two new
organisms)