This book offers the first comprehensive, in-depth treatment of microbial diversity for undergraduate and graduate students. Using a global approach, Microbial Diversity illustrates the impact of microorganisms on ecological and Earth system phenomena.
* Accompanied by a devoted website with resources for both instructors and students: www.blackwellpublishing.com/ogunseitan
* Uses key ecological and global phenomena to show the continuity of microbial contribution.
* Illustrates the importance of microbial diversity for the understanding of global physiochemical and biological processes.
* Presents analyses of microscopic, culture, molecular, and phylogenetic systematic methods.
* Shows the relevance of microbial diversity to global environmental problems, such as climate change and ozone depletion.
* Features numerous illustrations, including over 60 4-color photographs of microbes.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Preface.
Part I: Concepts and Methods.
1. The Concept of Microbial Species.
2. Microscopic Methods for Assessing Microbial Diversity.
3. Culture Methods.
4. Molecular and Genomic Methods.
5. Phylogenetic Analysis.
Part II: Principles and Applications.
6. Environmental Evolution.
7. Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon and Nitrogen.
8. Biogeochemical Cycling of Phosphorus, Sulfur, Metals, and
Trace Elements.
9. Cross-species Interactions Among Prokaryotes.
10. Interactions Between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
11. Microbial Diversity and Global Environmental Issues.
Glossary of Terms.
References.
Index
Sobre o autor
Oladele Ogunseitan is professor of Environmental Health, Science, and Policy at the University of California, Irvine. He has been a Global Environmental Assessment Fellow at Harvard University, and a Macy Foundation Fellow at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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