Diversity and benefits of microorganisms from the tropics

• Other Authors: Azevedo, João Lúcio de (Editor), Quecine, Maria Carolina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Microbial ecology > Tropics.; Microorganisms > Tropics.; Tropics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319558042; 9783319558035
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 439 pages) : illustrations (some color)

This book addresses the diversity of tropical microorganisms and its applications in agriculture, renewable energy production and environmental protection. It covers several tropical habitats such as rain forests, mangroves, sea and river waters and describes how microorganisms isolated from these r...