Environmental Microbiology: Fundamentals and Applications: Microbial EcologyJean-Claude Bertrand, Pierre Caumette, Philippe Lebaron, Robert Matheron, Philippe Normand, Télesphore Sime-Ngando This book is a treatise on microbial ecology that covers traditional and cutting-edge issues in the ecology of microbes in the biosphere. It emphasizes on study tools, microbial taxonomy and the fundamentals of microbial activities and interactions within their communities and environment as well as on the related food web dynamics and biogeochemical cycling. The work exceeds the traditional domain of microbial ecology by revisiting the evolution of cellular prokaryotes and eukaryotes and stressing the general principles of ecology. The overview of the topics, authored by more than 80 specialists, is one of the broadest in the field of environmental microbiology. The overview of the topics, authored by more than 80 specialists, is one of the broadest in the field of environmental microbiology. |
Contents
Taxonomy and Evolution | 72 |
Microbial Habitats Diversity Adaptation and Interactions | 258 |
Role and Functioning of Microbial Ecosystems | 482 |
Tools of Microbial Ecology | 754 |
Glossary | 883 |
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Acad Sci U S A Actinobacteria activity aerobic alkaliphilic amino acids anaerobic anaerobic respiration anoxic anoxygenic antibiotics aquatic archaea Archaeplastida autotrophic bacteria bacterium biofilm Biol biological Bodiou carbon cellular chemolithotrophic chloroplasts coli compounds cyanobacteria cycle cytoplasm denitrification dioxygen diversity domain ecosystems electron acceptor electron donors endosymbiosis energy Environ Microbiol environmental enzymes eukaryotes evolution fermentation filamentous Firmicutes functional fungi gametes genera genes genetic genome genus halophilic heterotrophic host hyperthermophilic infection interactions involved iron isolated lakes marine mechanisms membrane metabolism methanogenic microbial communities microbial ecology microbiology microorganisms molecular molecules nitrate nitrogen nutrients ocean organic matter oxidation oxygen parasites pathogens pathway photosynthesis phototrophic phylogenetic phylogeny phylum plant present production prokaryotes proteins Proteobacteria reduced reductase respiration role rRNA Sect sediments sequences soil species strains structure substrates sulfate sulfate-reducing sulfide sulfur taxa taxonomic temperature thermophilic tion transfer undulipodiums unicellular Universite Viridiplantae viruses Wolbachia