Modern Soil Microbiology, Second EditionJan Dirk van Elsas, Janet K. Jansson, Jack T. Trevors 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
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The Bacteria and Archaea in Soil | 83 |
The Fungi in Soil | 107 |
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Microbial Interactions in Soil | 177 |
PlantAssociated Bacteria Lifestyle and Molecular Interactions | 211 |
Molecular Fingerprinting Techniques to Analyze Soil Microbial Communities | 355 |
Detection of Active Bacterial Populations in Soil | 387 |
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Biosensors to Monitor Soil Health or Toxicity | 435 |
Soil Suppressiveness to Plant Diseases | 455 |
Biological Pesticides for Control of Seed and SoilBorne Plant Pathogens | 479 |
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria | 503 |
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Microorganisms Cycling Soil Nutrients and Their Diversity | 237 |
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Methods to Detect and Quantify Bacteria in Soil | 283 |
Analysis of Microbial Communities in Soil Microhabitats Using Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization | 317 |
Functional Characterization of Soil Microbial Communities by Messenger RNA Analysis | 337 |
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16S rRNA gene Actinobacteria activity ammonia amoebae anaerobic analysis antibiotics Applied and Environmental approach archaea Ascomycota assay bacteria bacterial cells bacterial communities bacterium biocontrol 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 FEMS Microbiology Figure fingerprinting fluorescens fluorescent fungal fungi fungus Fusarium genetic genome gradient groups habitat host hybridization hyphae 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 plant growth plant pathogens plasmid potential primers processes production prokaryotic protein protozoa Pseudomonas Pseudomonas fluorescens quorum sensing rhizobia rhizosphere ribosomal root separate definition siderophores signal soil bacteria soil microbial communities soil microorganisms soil samples soil suppressiveness specific stable isotope probing strains studies substrates target techniques variables