Marine Microbiology

Ecology & Applications
2. New Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8153-6517-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 374 Seiten, Format (B × H): 276 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 1204 g

Marine Microbiology brings together microbial biology and ecology to create an integrated approach that addresses environmental management, human health, and economic concerns. The Second Edition takes into account many new discoveries in the field including the role of microbes in ocean processes and nutrient cycles, the importance of viruses, the beneficial role of marine microbes in biotechnology, biofuels, metagenomics and synthetic biology, and new research on the impact of climate change and ocean acidification.
The first three sections review the main features of the marine environment and key aspects of marine microbial life; the second section examines the role of marine microorganisms in ecology; and the final section considers some of the applications of this knowledge in areas such as disease and biodegradation.
Marine Microbiology is ideally suited for upper level undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Munn, Colin B.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Microbes in the Marine Environment 2. Methods in Marine Microbiology 3. Metabolic Diversity and Ecophysiology 4. Marine Bacteria 5. Marine Archaea 6. Marine Eukaryotic Microbes 7. Marine Viruses 8. Ocean Processes – Marine Microbes and the Carbon Cycle 9. Nutrient Cycles – Nitrogen, Sulphur and Phosphorus 10. Symbiotic Associations 11. Microbial Diseases of Marine Organisms 12. Marine Microbes as Agents of Human Disease 13. Microbial Aspects of Marine Biofouling, Biodeterioration and Pollution 14. Marine Microbes and Biotechnology