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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments

Web Exercise


Purification of water systems reduces the potential pathogenic organisms that cause disease in humans. Use the CDC web site http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm
to identify five diseases transmitted by water. Be sure to include the causative agent, the incubation time, the symptoms, treatment and other means of prevention.