Microbial Diversity: Form and Function in Prokaryotes

Cover Page......Page 1
Title: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY......Page 4
ISBN 0632047089......Page 5
4 Molecular and genomic methods......Page 6
10 Interactions between microorganisms and large eukaryotes......Page 7
11 Microbial diversity and global environmental issues......Page 8
FOREWORD......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 12
Part I: CONCEPTS AND METHODS......Page 15
1 THE CONCEPT OF MICROBIAL SPECIES......Page 17
2 MICROSCOPIC METHODS FOR ASSESSING MICROBIAL DIVERSITY......Page 37
3 CULTURE METHODS......Page 57
4 MOLECULAR AND GENOMIC METHODS......Page 72
5 PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS......Page 87
Part II: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS......Page 99
6 ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION......Page 101
7 BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF CARBON AND NITROGEN......Page 126
8 BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, METALS, AND TRACE ELEMENTS......Page 173
9 CROSS-SPECIES INTERACTIONS AMONG PROKARYOTES......Page 192
10 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MICROORGANISMS AND LARGE EUKARYOTES......Page 212
11 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES......Page 239
Appendix: PARTIAL LIST OF SEQUENCED MICROBIAL GENOMES......Page 257
GLOSSARY......Page 265
REFERENCES......Page 272
A,B......Page 301
E......Page 302
M......Page 303
P......Page 304
R,S......Page 305
W,X,Y,Z......Page 306
Color Plates......Page 307