Microbial diversity :form and function in prokaryotes
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Malden, MA
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Blackwell Pub.
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c2005
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xv, 292 p., ]8[ p. of plates : ill., maps )some col.( ; 28 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The concept of microbial species -- Microscopic methods for assessing microbial diversity -- Culture methods -- Molecular and genomic methods -- Phylogenetic analysis -- Environmental evolution -- Biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen -- Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus, sulfur, metals, and trace elements -- Cross- species interactions among prokaryotes -- Interactions between microorganisms and large eukaryotes -- Microbial diversty and global environmental issues