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  • Bacterial Biogeochemistry

    The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

    by Tom Fenchel, Gary M. King ...
    Bacterial Biogeochemistry: The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling, Fourth Edition discusses the influence of bacterial activity on the chemical environment of the biosphere. Following the success of previous editions, this update focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation, assimilation, and reduction of ... Read more

    $156.59 USD

  • Bacterial Biogeochemistry

    The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

    by Tom Fenchel, Henry Blackburn, Gary M. King ...
    Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation, assimilation and reduction of carbon nitrogen and sulfur, and microbial symbiosis. The scope of the new edition has broadened to provide a historical perspective, and covers in greater depth topics such as bioenergetic ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

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  • The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth

    The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere

    by Eric Smith, Harold J. Morowitz ...
    Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as a planetary process. Combining geology, geochemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, evolution and statistical physics to create an inclusive picture of the living state, the authors develop the argument that the emergence of life was a necessary cascade ... Read more

    $65.59 USD

  • Biofilms in Infection Prevention and Control

    A Healthcare Handbook

    Edited by Tracey Cooper, Jacqueline Randle, Steven L. Percival, David Williams ...
    Biofilms in Infection and Disease Control: A Healthcare Handbook outlines the scientific evidence and rationale for the prevention of infection, the role biofilms play in infection control, and the issues concerning their resistance to antimicrobials. This book provides practical guidance for healthcare and infection control professionals, as well as students, for preventing and controlling ... Read more

    $106.19 USD

  • Detection and Typing Strategies for Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    by Lucia Rivas, Glen E. Mellor, Kari Gobius, Narelle Fegan ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This Brief will review the methods that are currently available for the detection, isolation, and typing of pathogenic E. coli with a particular focus on foodborne diseases caused by the Shiga toxigenic E. coli group, which have been implicated in a number of significant outbreaks in recent years. Pathogenic forms of E. coli can cause a variety of diarrheal diseases in hosts due to the presence of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Antarctic Terrestrial Microbiology

    Physical and Biological Properties of Antarctic Soils

    Edited by Don A. Cowan ...
    This book brings together many of the world’s leading experts in the fields of Antarctic terrestrial soil ecology, providing a comprehensive and completely up-to-date analysis of the status of Antarctic soil microbiology.Antarctic terrestrial soils represent one of the most extreme environments on Earth. Once thought to be largely sterile, it is now known that these diverse and often specialized ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Plant Litter

    Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration

    by Charles McClaugherty, Björn Berg ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    When starting our work on this book we intended to summarize and synthesize the new information that had developed in the last 20-30 years in the field of plant lit ter decomposition. It turned out, however, that the main part of more recent work was directed towards boreal and temperate forest systems and therefore, with a fo cus on these ecosystems we finally concluded a synthesis that has a ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

    Edited by Lorenz Adrian, Frank E. Löffler ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning bacteria that use halogenated organic compounds as respiratory electron acceptors. The discovery of organohalide-respiring bacteria has expanded the range of electron acceptors used for energy conservation, and serves as a prime example of how scientific discoveries are enabling innovative engineering solutions that have transformed ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites

    Edited by Jean-Pierre de Vera, Joseph Seckbach ...
    Series Book 28 - Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
    Is the Earth the right model and the only universal key to understand habitability, the origin and maintenance of life? Are we able to detect life elsewhere in the universe by the existing techniques and by the upcoming space missions? This book tries to give answers by focusing on environmental properties, which are playing a major role in influencing planetary surfaces or the interior of planets ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Planctomycetes: Cell Structure, Origins and Biology

    Edited by John A. Fuerst ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book introduces Planctomycetes bacteria and deals in detail with their unusual structure, physiology, genomics and evolutionary significance. It is a definitive summary of recent knowledge of this important distinctive group of bacteria, microorganisms which challenge our very concept of the bacterium. Planctomycetes, and their relatives within the PVC superphylum of domain Bacteria, ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Geomicrobiology: Molecular and Environmental Perspective

    Edited by Alexander Loy, Martin Mandl, Larry L. Barton ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The interaction of microorganisms with geological activities results in processes influencing development of the Earth’s geo- and biospheres. In assessing these microbial functions, scientists have explored short- and longterm geological changes attributed to microorganisms and developed new approaches to evaluate the physiology of microbes including microbial interaction with the geological ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Ecosystems

    Edited by Dinesh K. Maheshwari ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining worldwide ... Read more

    $215.09 USD