Ehrlich / Newman / Kappler Ehrlich’s Geomicrobiology, Sixth Edition

6. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4665-9241-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 649 Seiten

Advances in the field of geomicrobiology have progressed at an accelerated pace in recent years. Important new discoveries have been made and understandings gained in a number of areas of the field. This sixth edition surveys various aspects of geomicrobiology, including the microbial role in the formation and degradation of minerals and fossil fuels, and elemental cycling.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ehrlich, Henry Lutz

Newman, Dianne K.

Kappler, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Earth as a Microbial Habitat
Origin of Life and Its Early History
The Lithosphere as a Microbial Habitat
The Hydrosphere as a Microbial Habitat
The Deep Subsurface as a Microbial Habitat
Geomicrobial Processes: A Physiological and Biochemical Overview
Nonmolecular Methods in Geomicrobiology
Molecular Methods in Geomicrobiology
Microbial Formation and Degradation of Carbonates
Geomicrobial Interactions with Silicon
Geomicrobiology of Aluminum: Microbes and Bauxite
Geomicrobial Interactions with Phosphorus
Geomicrobially Important Interactions with Nitrogen
Geomicrobial Interactions with Arsenic and Antimony
Geomicrobiology of Mercury
Geomicrobiology of Iron
Geomicrobiology of Manganese
Geomicrobial Interactions with Chromium, Molybdenum,
Vanadium, Uranium, and Polonium
Geomicrobiology of Sulfur
Biogenesis and Biodegradation of Sulfide Minerals at the
Earth’s Surface
Geomicrobiology of Selenium and Tellurium
Geomicrobiology of Fossil Fuels