Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology (Hardcover)

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

Part V. Biotechnological Topics

• Biodeterioration-including Cultural Heritage
• Bisensors
• Gnotiobiotic and Axenic Animals
• Microbial Corrosion
• Petroleum Microbiology
• Metal Extraction and Biomining
• Industrial Water Treatment
• Wastewater Treatment of Non-Infectious Hazards
• Drinking Water
• Spacecraft Associated Microbes
• Biological Warfare