Current Microbiological Research in Africa: Selected Applications for Sustainable Environmental Management

Preface

Foreword

1. Antibiotics used in aquaculture and their biological effects in fish Samwel Mchele Limbu

Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology, College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

2. Socio-political challenges facing microbiology research in Africa Nomagugu Bobo

Faculty of Commerce and Law, Zimbabwe Open University, ZIMBABWE

3. Low-Cost Household Water Treatment (HWT) Technologies for Microbiological Contaminants Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa

Department of Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Water Research Commission of South Africa, Pretoria SOUTH AFRICA.

4. Microbial pathogens in water resource sediments: towards setting up guidelines for microbial sediment quality Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa

Department of Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Water Research Commission of South Africa, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

5. Some bacterial pathogens of public health concern in water and wastewater Mohamed Azab El-Liethy

Water Microbiology Lab., Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, EGYPT

6. Understanding the development and structure of biofilms in water distribution systems and household water storage containers Bahaa El-Din Hemdan

Water Microbiology Lab., Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, EGYPT

7. Enrichment versus non-enrichment methods of biodegradation of hydrocarbons David Olugbenga Adetitun

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, NIGERIA

8. Emerging viral diseases, resistance and impact in the environment Juliet. A. Shenge

Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, NIGERIA

9. Fermented foods and beverages in Africa and their potential health benefits Gbenga Adewumi

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, NIGERIA

10. Use of effective and competitive native strains of Rhizobium inoculants for sustainable agricultural productivity A.I. Gabasawa

Department of Soil Science (Soil Microbiology Section), Faculty of Agriculture/Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru - Zaria, NIGERIA

11. The Significance of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Africa Lisa Schaefer

Integrated Water Solutions, Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

12. Vibrio cholerae and Cholera: A Recent African Perspective Wouter Le Roux

Integrated Water Solutions, Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

13. The use of biosurfactants in the bioremediation of oil-polluted water Leonard Kachieng'a

Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, SOUTH AFRICA

14. The era of bacterial genomics in antibiotic research in Africa Daniel Gyamfi Amoako

Antimicrobial Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

15. Environmental risk related to Bacterial predation on Cyanobacteria L. L. Ndlela

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

16. Next-generation sequencing as a tool for profiling soil microbial communities in South Af