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Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible Minerals Many areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from microbiologists, specifically the role microbes play in the formation and degradation of minerals and fossil fuels and elemental cycling. Most notably, the latest research finds that microbes have a more direct impact on the transformation of oxidizable and reducible minerals than was previously believed. Following in the footsteps of its prior editions, Geomicrobiology, Fifth Edition serves as an introduction to this globally pertinent field and as an up-to-date reference reflecting recent groundbreaking advances. Includes an Array of Detailed Illustrations Authored by two of the leading authorities in the field, this book illuminates the processes by which bacteria catalyze geomicrobial reactions. Generously laden with tables, graphics, diagrams, photographs, and illustrations, this all-encompassing reference examines the geomicrobial aspects of a wide range of minerals, including aluminum- and arsenic-containing minerals, and various fossil fuels.Examines Geomicrobial Interactions with: Silicon Phosphorus Nitrogen Arsenic Polonium Plutonium Manganese Antimony Chromium Molybdenum Vanadium Uranium Iron One of life's great mysteries is how it sustains itself even in seemingly inhospitable environments, such as the deep subsurface. The authors anticipate that as mechanistic molecular approaches are increasingly applied to diverse problems in geomicrobiology, this and other fundamental puzzles will be resolved.

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Author:   Henry Lutz Ehrlich (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA) ,  Dianne K. Newman (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   5th New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780849379062

ISBN 10:   0849379067
Pages:   628
Publication Date:   22 December 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781466592407
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Earth as a Microbial Habitat Origin of Life and Its Early History Lithosphere as a Microbial Habitat Hydrosphere as a Microbial Habitat Geomicrobial Processes: Physiological and Biochemical Overview Nonmolecular Methods in Geomicrobiology Molecular Methods in Geomicrobiology Microbial Formation and Degradation of Carbonates Geomicrobial Interactions with Silicon Geomicrobiology of Aluminum: Microbes and Bauxite Geomicrobial Interactions with Phosphorus Geomicrobially Important Interactions with Nitrogen Geomicrobial Interactions with Arsenic and Antimony Geomicrobiology of Mercury Geomicrobiology of Iron Geomicrobiology of Manganese Geomicrobial Interactions with Chromium, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Uranium, Polonium, and Plutonium Geomicrobiology of Sulfur Biogenesis and Biodegradation of Sulfi de Minerals at Earth's Surface Geomicrobiology of Selenium and Tellurium Geomicrobiology of Fossil Fuels

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, USA

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