Environmental microbiology : from genomes to biogeochemistry / Eugene L. Madsen.

Author/creator Madsen, Eugene L.
Format Book
Publication InfoMalden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Descriptionix, 479 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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Subjects

Contents Significance, history, and challenges of environmental microbiology -- Formation of the biosphere : key biogeochemical and evolutionary events -- Physiological ecology : resource exploitation by microorganisms -- A survey of the earth's microbial habitats -- Microbial diversity : who is here and how do we know? -- Generating and interpreting information in environmental microbiology : methods and their limitations -- Microbial biogeochemistry : a grand synthesis -- Special and applied topics in environmental microbiology -- Future frontiers in environmental microbiology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007018804
ISBN9781405136471 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1405136472 (hardcover : alk. paper)