Bacterial biogeochemistry : the ecophysiology of mineral cycling

Author(s)

• Fenchel, Tom
• King, Gary (Gary M.)
• Blackburn, T. Henry (Thomas Henry)

Bibliographic Information

Bacterial biogeochemistry : the ecophysiology of mineral cycling

by T Fenchel, GM King and TH Blackburn

Academic Press, 2012

3rd ed.

Other Title

Bacterial biogeochemistry

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation, assimilation and reduction of carbon nitrogen and sulfur, and microbial symbiosis. The scope of the new edition has broadened to provide a historical perspective, and covers in greater depth topics such as bioenergetic processes, characteristics of microbial communities, spatial heterogeneity, transport mechanisms, microbial biofilms, extreme environments and evolution of biogeochemical cycles.

Table of Contents

1. Bacterial Metabolism2. Transport Mechanisms3. Degradation of Organic Polymers and Hydrocarbons4. Comparison of Element Cycles5. The Water Column6. Biogeochemical Cycling in Soils7. Aquatic Sediments8. Microbial Biogeochemistry and Extreme Environments9. Symbiotic Systems10. Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling and the Atmosphere11. Origins and Evolution of Biogeochemical Cycles Appendix1. Thermodynamics and Calculation of Energy Yields of Metabolic Processes2. Phylogeny and Function in Biogeochemical Cycles

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Details

• NCID: BB11378026
• ISBN:
  • 9780124158368
• LCCN: 97044014
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 303 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QR103
  • DC21 : 579.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Geomicrobiology
  • LCSH : Biogeochemistry