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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876527303321

Autore

Ogunseitan Oladele

Titolo

Microbial diversity : form and function in prokaryotes / / Oladele Ogunseitan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-281-21392-6

9786611213923

0-470-75049-9

1-4051-4448-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

579/.17

Soggetti

Microbial diversity

Microbial ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.