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Modern soil microbiology

edited by Jan Dirk van Elsas, Jack T. Trevors, Elizabeth M.H. Wellington

(Books in soils, plants, and the environment, v. 56)

Marcel Dekker, 1997

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Integrates the principles of soil microbiology with insights into the physiology and activity of soil microbiota obtained by using up-to-date modern molecular analyses. The book reveals the potentiality of sustainable agriculture by delineating the relationship between microbial communities, community structures and function.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Introductory chapters: soil as an environment for microbial life
  • the rhizosphere as a habitat for soil microorganisms
  • culturable and nonculturable bacteria in soil
  • the fungi in soil
  • ecology and biology of soil protozoa, nematodes and microarthropods
  • interactions between microbe-feeding invertebrates and soil microorganisms
  • microbial processes within the soil. Part 2 Modern methodology and approaches: direct approaches for studying soil microbes
  • indirect approaches for studying soil microorganisms based on cell extraction and culturing
  • microbial biomarkers
  • application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis for studying soil microbial communities
  • microbial diversity in soil - the need for a combined approach using molecular and cultivation techniques
  • adaptation of bacteria to soil conditions - applications of molecular physiology in soil microbiology
  • microbial ecology, inoculant distribution and gene flux within populations of bacteria colonizing the surface of plants - case study of a GMM field release in the United Kingdom. Part 3 Soil microbial processes and soil perturbance. (Part contents).

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