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Environmental Microbiology: From Genomes to Biogeochemistry

ISBN: 978-1-444-35798-1

August 2011

Wiley-Blackwell

496 pages

Description
This well-referenced, inquiry-driven text presents an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of the emerging field of environmental microbiology.

  • Coherent and comprehensive treatment of the dynamic, emerging field of environmental microbiology
  • Emphasis on real-world habitats and selective pressures experienced by naturally occurring microorganisms
  • Case studies and “Science and the Citizen” features relate issues in the public’s mind to the underlying science
  • Unique emphasis on current methodologies and strategies for conducting environmental microbiological research, including methods, logic, and data interpretation
About the Author
Eugene Madsen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Cornell University. He has taught university courses in environmental microbiology for over a decade and serves as a member of the editorial board of several journals, including Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Geomicrobiology, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Madsen has also served as a member of two National Academy of Sciences committees on In situ Bioremediation.
Features

  • Filled with new and original, inquiry-driven facts, principles, and perspectives derived from genomics, earth science, and biotechnology.
  • Establishes basic core concepts and integrates the many disciplines of environmental microbiology with a unified, single-author treatment
  • Focus is on how information is generated and advanced in environmental microbiology – including methods, logic, and data interpretation
  • Emphasis on real-world habitats and the selective pressures experienced by naturally occurring microorganisms
  • State-of-the-art treatment of microbial diversity and “cultured” versus “non-cultured” microbial life
  • Case studies and “Science and the Citizen” features tie issues currently in the public eye to the underlying science
  • Fundamentals of genomics and cell physiology are linked to major ecological and environmental issues
  • The biochemical, enzymatic, and genetic processes bases of environmental concerns such as global warming and pollution control are presented
  • Applied science topics range from symbioses to bioremediation to environmental biotechnology to public health