Geomicrobiology

This work explores the role that microbes have played in specific geological processes - featuring findings on the expanding microbial habitat. It includes end-of-chapter summaries, more than 2800 literature citations and a glossary of key terms.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Ehrlich, Henry Lutz, 1925-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : M. Dekker, ©2002.
Edition4th ed., rev. and expanded.
Subjects
Geomicrobiology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780824744458
9780824707644
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxiii, 768 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to theThird Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; Introduction; The Earth as a Microbial Habitat; The Origin of Life and Its Early History; The Lithosphere as a Microbial Habitat; The Hydrosphere as a Microbial Habitat; Geomicrobial Processes: A Physiological and Biochemical Overview; Methods in Geomicrobiology; Microbial Formation and Degradation of Carbonates; Geomicrobial Interactions with Silicon; Geomicrobiology of Aluminum: Microbes and Bauxite; Geomicrobial Interactions with Phosphorus.

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