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State-of-the-art update on methods and protocols dealing with the detection, isolation and characterization of macromolecules and their hosting organisms that facilitate nitrification and related processes in the nitrogen cycle as well as the challenges of doing so in very diverse environments.

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Author:   Martin G. Klotz
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   486
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.080kg
ISBN:  

9780123812940

ISBN 10:   0123812941
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   17 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. Modeling Modelling the role of nitrification in open 1 ocean productivity and the nitrogen cycle Andrew Yool Continuous cultivation and thermodynamic aspects of niche definition in the Nitrogen cycle Stefanie Müller and Marc Strous Part II. Cultivation and cell physiology Isolation, cultivation, and characterization of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea adapted to low ammonium concentrations Annette Bollmann, Elizabeth French and Hendrikus J. Laanbroek Cultivation, Detection and Ecophysiology of Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacteria Boran Kartal, Wim Geerts and Mike S. M. Jetten Cultivation, growth physiology and chemotaxonomy of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria Eva Spieck and André Lipski Surveying N2O-Producing Pathways in Bacteria Lisa Y. Stein Part III. Molecular Microbial Ecology And Processes Measurements Stable isotope probing with 18O-water to investigate growth and mortality of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and archaea in soil Karen Adair and Egbert Schwartz Measuring Nitrification, Denitrification, and Related Biomarkers in Terrestrial Geothermal Ecosystems Jeremy A. Dodsworth, Bruce Hungate, José R. de la Torre, Hongchen Jiang, and Brian P. Hedlund Determining the distribution of marine and coastal ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria using a quantitative approach Annika C. Mosier and Christopher A. Francis 15N-labeling experiments to dissect the contributions of heterotrophic denitrification and anammox to nitrogen removal in the OMZ waters of the ocean Moritz Holtappels, Gaute Lavik, Marlene M. Jensen and Marcel M.M. Kuypers Assessment of nitrogen and oxygen isotopic fractionation during nitrification and its expression in the marine environment Karen L. Casciotti, Carolyn Buchwald, Alyson E. Santoro, and Caitlin Frame Identification of Diazotrophic Microorganisms in Marine Sediment Via Fluorescence in situ Hybridization Coupled to Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (FISH-NanoSIMS) Anne E. Dekas and Victoria J. Orphan Measurement and Distribution of Nitrification Rates in the Oceans B. B. Ward Construction of STOX Oxygen Sensors and Their Application for Determination of O2 Concentrations in Oxygen Minimum Zones Niels Peter Revsbech, Bo Thamdrup, Tage Dalsgaard and Donald Eugene Canfield Regulation and measurement of nitrification in terrestrial systems Jeanette M. Norton and John M. Stark Protocol for the measurement of nitrous oxide fluxes from biological wastewater treatment plants Kartik Chandran Part IV. Genetics, Biochemistry and Biogeochemistry Genetic Transformation of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto and Lisa Y. Stein Dissecting Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Nitrosomonas europaea Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto, Neeraja Vajrala, and Daniel J. Arp Production of recombinant multiheme cytochromes c in Wolinella succinogenes Melanie Kern and Jörg Simon Techniques for Investigating Hydroxylamine Disproportionation by Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductases A. Andrew Pacheco, Jennifer McGarry, Joshua Kostera and Angel Corona Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry based proteomics of Nitrosomonas Hans J.C.T. Wessels, Jolein Gloerich, Erwin van der Biezen, Mike S. M. Jetten and Boran Kartal The Geochemical Record of the Ancient Nitrogen Cycle, Nitrogen Isotopes and Metal Co-factors L.V. Godfrey1 and J.B. Glass

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