Handbook / Manual
Edited By: Robert S Burlage, Ronald Atlas, David Stahl, Gill Geesey and Gary Sayler
468 pages, 21 b/w photos, 55 line illus, figs, tabs
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This book is designed to provide a microbiologist with the background and protocols necessary for examining the microbial biota of key environment arenas.
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1. Microbially-mediated Nitrogen Cycling; 2. Microbes of the Sulfur Cycle; 3. Isolation, Cultivation & Characterization of Iron * Manganese Reducing Bacteria; 4. The Aerobic, Hydrogen-oxidizing (Knallgas) Bacteria; 5. Methanogens; 6. Ecology of Methylotrophic Bacteria; 7. Terrestrial Fungal Communities; 8. Rapid Techniques for the Identification of Free-Living Protozoa; 9. Methoids for Enumeration and Characterization of Bacteriphages from Environment Samples; 10. Sampling and Enumeration Techniques; 11. Signature Lipid Biomarker Analysis; 12. Isolation of Nucleic Acids from Environmental Samples; 13. Molecular Techniques; 14. Laboratory Studies of Bacterial Biofilms; 15. Theoretical & Applied Aspects of Bioremediation: The Influence of Microbiological Processes on Organic Contaminant Compounds in Field Sites; 16. Mathematical Modeling and Statistical Analysis; 17. Numerical Classification of Microorganisms
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Handbook / Manual
Edited By: Robert S Burlage, Ronald Atlas, David Stahl, Gill Geesey and Gary Sayler
468 pages, 21 b/w photos, 55 line illus, figs, tabs
"This highly recommended book is likely to find applications beyond microbial ecology."Environment International
"Designed for use by microbiologists, this 17--chapter bench and field scientist's guide provides the background information, protocols, and tips necessary for investigating microbial communities. . .Biologists just entering the filed of microbial ecology will also benefit form this volume."--BIOSIS, Volume 50 Issue