Advances in Microbial Ecology

Advances in Microbial Ecology edited by K.C. Marshall.

Advances in Microbial Ecology was established by the International Committee on Microbial Ecology (ICOME) to provide a vehicle for in-depth, critical, and even provocative reviews to emphasize recent trends in the important field of microbial ecology. Advances in Microbial Ecology is now recognized...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Marshall, K.C (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1992.
Edition:1st ed. 1992.
Series:Advances in Microbial Ecology, 12
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Plant science.
Botany.
Animal anatomy.
Microbial ecology.
Ecology .
Environmental management.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Confocal Laser Microscopy and Computer Image Analysis in Microbial Ecology
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Computer Image Analysis
  • 3. Confocal Laser Microscopy
  • 4. Enumeration and Morphometry
  • 5. Analysis of Growth, Metabolism, and Viability
  • 6. Analysis of Surface Behavior
  • 7. Biofilm Architecture and Chemistry
  • 8. Analysis of Microstat Biofilms
  • 9. Terms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • 2 Microbial Biosynthesis of Ethylene and Its Influence on Plant Growth
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History
  • 3. Methodology
  • 4. Physiological Aspects of Ethylene in Plants
  • 5. Ethylene Production by Soil Microorganisms
  • 6. Factors Affecting Ethylene Production
  • 7. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 3 Oceanic Bacterial Production
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Bacterial Production in Marine Ecosystems
  • 3. Regulation of Bacterioplankton Biomass and Production
  • 4. Resources for Bacterial Production
  • 5. Conversion Efficiency
  • References
  • 4 Ecological Significance of Coaggregation among Oral Bacteria
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Coaggregation: Definition and Description
  • 3. Nascent Surfaces
  • 4. Effect of Saliva on Coaggregation
  • 5. Lactose-Inhibitable Coaggregations
  • 6. Adhesins: General Comments
  • 7. Adhesins of Gram-Negative Oral Bacteria
  • 8. Adhesins of Oral Streptococci
  • 9. Adhesins of Oral Actinomyces
  • 10. Receptors on Oral Bacteria
  • 11. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 5 Ribosomal RNA Analysis of Microorganisms as They Occur in Nature
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. rRNAs as Descriptive Cell Components
  • 3. rRNA Methods Useful in Microbial Ecology
  • 4. Ecological Applications of rRNA Methods
  • 5. The State of the Art
  • References
  • 6 Hydrocarbon Biodegradation and Oil Spill Bioremediation
  • 1. Microbial Metabolism of Hydrocarbons
  • 2. Factors Influencing Rates of Hydrocarbon Biodegradation
  • 3. Assessing Bioremediation
  • 4. Approaches to Bioremediation
  • 5. Applications of Hydrocarbon Biodegradation for Bioremediation
  • 6. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 7 Ecology of Polyprosthecate Bacteria
  • 1. Diversity and Classification of Heterotrophic Prosthecate Bacteria
  • 2. Discovery and Isolation of Polyprosthecate Bacteria
  • 3. Distribution of Polyprosthecate Bacteria in Nature
  • 4. Substrates Used by Prosthecate Bacteria as Sources of Carbon and Energy
  • 5. Effect of Carbon and Energy Source Concentration on the Morphology of Polyprosthecate Bacteria
  • 6. Role of Prosthecae in Substrate Transport of Polyprosthecate Bacteria
  • 7. Poly-?-hydroxybutyrate Storage and Exopolymer Production
  • 8. Growth and Physiological Characteristics of Oligotrophs and Prosthecobacteria
  • References
  • 8 Genetic Exchange in Natural Microbial Communities
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Significance of Gene Transfer
  • 3. Homologous Recombination
  • 4. Conjugation
  • 5. Transduction
  • 6. Transformation
  • 7. Nonhomologous Recombination
  • 8. Maintenance of Genes and Gene Flux in Microbial Communities
  • 9. Distribution and Persistence: Implications for Gene Transfer
  • 10. Genetically Engineered Microorganisms
  • 11. Future Directions for Research
  • References
  • 9 Ecological Aspects of Methane Oxidation, a Key Determinant of Global Methane Dynamics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Microbiology
  • 3. Methane Oxidation in Freshwater Sediments
  • 4. Methane Oxidation in Soils
  • 5. Anaerobic Methane Oxidation
  • 6. Stable Isotopes as Indices of Methane Oxidation
  • 7. Summary
  • References
  • 10 Microbial Systems: Patterns in Time and Space
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Modeling Structured Ecosystems
  • 3. Pattern in Gel-Stabilized Systems
  • 4. Motility Patterns
  • 5. Fungal Growth Patterns
  • 6. The Bacterial Colony
  • 7. Pattern Formation during Simple Morphogenesis
  • 8. Principles of Pattern Formation
  • 9. The Relevance of Pattern-Forming Processes to Microbial Ecosystems
  • References.

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