Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology provides an overview of ecological aspects of the metabolism and behavior of microbes, microbial habitats, biogeochemical cycles, and biotechnology. This essential reference was designed by selecting relevant chapters from the authoritative and comprehensive Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 3rd edn., and inviting the original authors to update their material to include key developments and advances in the field. This concise and affordable book is an essential reference for students and researchers in microbiology, mycology, immunology,…mehr
Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology provides an overview of ecological aspects of the metabolism and behavior of microbes, microbial habitats, biogeochemical cycles, and biotechnology. This essential reference was designed by selecting relevant chapters from the authoritative and comprehensive Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 3rd edn., and inviting the original authors to update their material to include key developments and advances in the field. This concise and affordable book is an essential reference for students and researchers in microbiology, mycology, immunology, environmental sciences, and biotechnology.
Written by recognized authorities in the field Includes topics such as air quality, marine habitats, food webs, and microbial adhesion Provides a thematic mix of both classic and cutting -edge reviews, with suggested further reading in each chapterHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Prof. Schmidt has been investigating the structure, function and dynamics of microbial communities in natural ecosystems for over 20 years, most recently focusing on microbial communities in the human GI tract. His group helped pioneer the methods for culture-independent metagenomic analyses and continues to refine and apply these methods to track microbial populations in nature. In 2015, he initiated the Michigan Microbiome project with the goal of elucidating principles underlying the structure, function, and dynamics of the human microbiome. The ultimate goal of this project is to manage microbiomes to benefit human health. His laboratory has also pioneered methods for cultivation of bacteria under alternative atmospheres, including low oxygen environments. He is full Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan; committee member at the American Academy for Microbiology and American Society for Microbiology; e
ditorial board member for a number of journals, including Annual Reviews of Microbiology, and was Section Editor on the 3rd edition of Encyclopedia of Microbiology.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Microbial Ecology
Principles of Microbial Ecology
Microbial Food Webs
Biofilms
Microbial Mats
Horizontal Gene Transfer: Uptake of Extracellular DNA by Bacteria
Picoeukaryotes
Algal Blooms
Environmental Viral Pool
Aeromicrobiology
Endophytic Microbes
Part II. Metabolism and Behavior of Diverse Microbes
Methanogenesis
Methanotrophy
Microbial Photosynthesis
Regulation of Carbon Assimilation
Microbial Resistance to Heavy Metals
Microbial Adhesion
Bacterial Bioluminescence
Magnetotaxis
Quorum Sensing
Chemotaxis
Part III. Microbial Habitats
Acid Environments
Hot environments
Cold Environments
Dry Environments (including Cryptoendoliths)
Marine Habitats
High-Pressure Habitats
The Deep Sub-surface
Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents
Freshwater Habitats
Low-Nutrient Environments
Sediment Habitats
The Rhizosphere
Part IV. Biogeochemical Cycles and their Consequences
The Nitrogen Cycle
The Phosphorus cycle
The Sulfur Cycle
Cycling of Some Redox-Active Metals
Heavy Metal Pollutants: Environmental and Biotechnological Aspects