Preface; 1. Isotopic-labelling methods for deciphering the function of
uncultured micro-organisms M. Wagner and M. W. Taylor; 2. Biofilms and
metal geochemistry: the relevance of micro-organism-induced geochemical
transformations L. A. Warren; 3. Minerals, mats, pearls and veils: themes
and variations in giant sulfur bacteria N. D. Gray and I. M. Head; 4. Soil
micro-organisms in Antarctic dry valleys: resource supply and utilization
D. W. Hopkins, B. Elberling, L. G. Greenfield, E. G. Gregorich, P. Novis,
A. G. O'Donnell and A. D. Sparrow; 5. New insights into bacterial cell-wall
structure and physico-chemistry: implications for interactions with metal
ions and minerals V. R. Phoenix, A. A. Korenevsky, V. R. F. Matias and T.
J. Beveridge; 6. Horizontal gene transfer of metal homeostasis genes and
its role in microbial communities of the deep terrestrial subsurfaces J.
Coombs and T. Barkay; 7. Biosilicification: the role of cyanobacteria in
silico sinter deposition L. G. Benning, V. Phoenix and B. W. Mountain; 8.
Metabolic diversity in the microbial world: relevance to exobiology K. H.
Nealson and R. Popa; 9. Biogeochemical cycling in polar, temperate and
tropical coastal zones: similarities and differences D. B. Nedwell; 10.
Fungal roles and function in rock, mineral and soil transformations G. M.
Gadd, M. Fomina and E. P. Burford; 11. The deep intraterrestrial biosphere
K. Pedersen; 12. Iron, nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc cycling and
consequences for primary productivity in the oceans J. A. Raven, K. Brown,
M. Mackay, J. Beardall, M. Giordano, E. Granum, R. C. Leegood, K.
Kilminster and D. I. Walker; 13. Mechanisms and environmental impact of
microbial metal reduction J. R. Lloyd; 14. New insights into the physiology
and regulation of the anaerobic oxidation of methane M. Krüger and T.
Treude; 15. Biogeochemical roles of fungi in marine and estuarine habitats
N. Clipson, E. Landy and M. Otte; 16. Role of micro-organisms in
karstification P. C. Bennett and A. S. Engel.
