Modern Soil MicrobiologyJan Dirk van Elsas, Jack T. Trevors, Janet K. Jansson, Paola Nannipieri In the ten years since the publication of Modern Soil Microbiology, the study of soil microbiology has significantly changed, both in the understanding of the diversity and function of soil microbial communities and in research methods. Ideal for students in a variety of disciplines, this second edition provides a cutting-edge examination of a fascinating discipline that encompasses ecology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology, and makes use of biochemical and biophysical approaches. The chapters cover topics ranging from the fundamental to the applied and describe the use of advanced methods that have provided a great thrust to the discipline of soil microbiology. Using the latest molecular analyses, they integrate principles of soil microbiology with novel insights into the physiology of soil microorganisms. The authors discuss the soil and rhizosphere as habitats for microorganisms, then go on to describe the different microbial groups, their adaptive responses, and their respective processes in interactive and functional terms. The book highlights a range of applied aspects of soil microbiology, including the nature of disease-suppressive soils, the use of biological control agents, biopesticides and bioremediation agents, and the need for correct statistics and experimentation in the analyses of the data obtained from soil systems. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Chapter 2 Microbial Phylogeny and Diversity in Soil | 23 |
Chapter 3 Horizontal Gene Transfer and Microevolution in Soil | 55 |
Chapter 4 The Bacteria and Archaea in Soil | 83 |
Chapter 5 The Fungi in Soil | 107 |
Chapter 6 Protozoa and Other Protista in Soil | 147 |
Chapter 7 Microbial Interactions in Soil | 177 |
Chapter 8 PlantAssociated Bacteria8212Lifestyle and Molecular Interactions | 211 |
Chapter 14 Molecular Fingerprinting Techniques to Analyze Soil Microbial Communities | 355 |
Chapter 15 Detection of Active Bacterial Populations in Soil | 387 |
Exploring and Exploiting the Soil Microbial Gene Pool | 409 |
Section 3 | 434 |
Chapter 17 Biosensors to Monitor Soil Health or Toxicity | 435 |
Chapter 18 Soil Suppressiveness to Plant Diseases | 455 |
Chapter 19 Biological Pesticides for Control of Seed and SoilBorne Plant Pathogens | 479 |
Chapter 20 Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria | 503 |
Chapter 9 Microorganisms Cycling Soil Nutrients and Their Diversity | 237 |
Chapter 10 Soil Microbial Communities and Global Climate Change8212 Methanotrophic and Methanogenic Communities as Paradigms | 263 |
Section 2 | 282 |
Chapter 11 Methods to Detect and Quantify Bacteria in Soil | 283 |
Chapter 12 Analysis of Microbial Communities in Soil Microhabitats Using Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization | 317 |
Chapter 13 Functional Characterization of Soil Microbial Communities by Messenger RNA Analysis | 337 |
Other editions - View all
Modern Soil Microbiology, Second Edition Jan Dirk van Elsas,Janet K. Jansson,Jack T. Trevors Limited preview - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
16S rRNA gene Actinobacteria activity ammonia amoebae anaerobic analysis antibiotics Applied and Environmental approach archaea Ascomycota assay bacteria bacterial cells bacterial communities bacterium BCAs biocontrol biodegradation biofilm biological bioremediation biosensors carbon Chapter cloning coli colonization community structure complex compounds contaminated cycle degradation detection DGGE disease ecosystem endophytes Environmental Microbiology enzymes example extraction Figure fingerprinting fluorescens fluorescent fungal fungi fungus Fusarium genetic genomes groups habitat host hybridization hyphae identified interactions isolated marker mechanisms metabolic metagenomic methanogenic methanotrophs methods microbial diversity microbial populations microorganisms molecular molecules mRNA mycorrhizal nitrogen nucleic acids nutrients organisms oxidation phylogenetic physiological plant growth plant growth-promoting plant pathogens plasmid potential primers processes production prokaryotic protein protozoa Pseudomonas Pseudomonas fluorescens quorum sensing rhizosphere root siderophores signal soil bacteria soil microbial soil microbial communities soil microorganisms soil samples soil suppressiveness specific stable isotope probing strains studies substrates target techniques variables