Eugene L. Madsen presents a state-of-the-art treatment of microbial diversity and 'cultured' versus 'non-cultured' microbial life. The text is filled with inquiry-driven facts, principles, and perspectives derived from genomics, earth science, and biotechnology
Significance, history, and challenges of environmental microbiology -- Formation of the biosphere : key biogeochemical and evolutionary events -- Physiological ecology : resource exploitation by microorganisms -- A survey of the earth's microbial habitats -- Microbial diversity …
New and expanded for its second edition, Environmental Microbiology: From Genomes to Biogeochemistry¸ Second Edition, is a timely update to a classic text filled with ideas, connections, and concepts that advance an in-depth understanding of this growing segment of microbiology.…
