Environmental Molecular Microbiology

For this essential book, editors Liu (Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Jansson (Microbial Ecology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) brought together experts to examine the current state of the art in environmental molecular microbiology. The first half of the book focuses on the microbial diversity and phylogeny of microorganisms and describes the molecular toolbox currently available for studying microbial communities and their functions. The second half focuses on applying the various approaches in the toolbox to environments including soil, marine water, plants, humans, and wastewater treatment. A final chapter discusses the genetics and environmental implications of microbial biofilms. This volume will interest advanced students and researchers in the field of environmental microbiology. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)