[eBook Code] Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface xv

1 Introduction to Microorganisms and Their Activities 1

2 Microbes in the Biosphere: Examination, Cultivation, and Communities 33

3 Terrestrial Systems: Soil and Subsurface Environments 77

4 Aquatic Surface Environments: Freshwater, Marine, and Wastewater 117

5 Life in Extreme Environments 167

6 Mutualism: Microorganisms and Terrestrial Plants 211

7 Mutualism: Microorganisms and Animals 249

8 Microbes Driving the Nutrient Cycles 297

9 Bioremediation Using Microorganisms 341

10 Biocorrosion and Geomicrobiology 371

11 Microbial Communities and Metabolic Networks 399

Index 435