1. Environmental Microbiology
Chapter 27, part B
Environmental Microbiology

2. Decomposition by Microbes
Figure 27.10

3. Biofilms
Figure 27.11

4. Freshwater Zonation
Figure 27.12

5. Bioluminescence
Luciferase
FMNH2
FMN + photon
Figure 27.13

6. Water Quality
Microbes are filtered from water that percolates into groundwater.
Some pathogens are transmitted to human in drinking and recreational water.
Resistant chemicals may be concentrated in the aquatic food chain.
Mercury is metabolized by certain bacteria into a soluble compound, concentrated in animals

7. Waterborne Diseases
Table 27.2