Microbial diversity : form and function in prokaryotes /
Oladele Ogunseitan
- Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2005
- xv, 292 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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