
Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology
- 1st Edition - September 8, 2011
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Thomas M. Schmidt, Moselio Schaechter
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 3 8 7 8 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 3 8 7 9 - 7
Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology provides an overview of ecological aspects of the metabolism and behavior of microbes, microbial habitats, biogeochemical cycles… Read more

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- Includes topics such as air quality, marine habitats, food webs, and microbial adhesion
- Provides a thematic mix of both classic and cutting -edge reviews, with suggested further reading in each chapter
Researchers, students, teachers, and technicians in the fields of microbial ecology, biotechnology, and environmental sciences.
Part I. Microbial Ecology
- Principles of Microbial Ecology
- Microbial Food Webs
- Biofilms
- Microbial Mats
- Horizontal Gene Transfer: Uptake of Extracellular DNA by Bacteria
- Picoeukaryotes
- Algal Blooms
- Environmental Viral Pool
- Aeromicrobiology
- Endophytic Microbes
Part II. Metabolism and Behavior of Diverse Microbes
- Methanogenesis
- Methanotrophy
- Microbial Photosynthesis
- Regulation of Carbon Assimilation
- Microbial Resistance to Heavy Metals
- Microbial Adhesion
- Bacterial Bioluminescence
- Magnetotaxis
- Quorum Sensing
- Chemotaxis
Part III. Microbial Habitats
- Acid Environments
- Hot environments
- Cold Environments
- Dry Environments (including Cryptoendoliths)
- Marine Habitats
- High-Pressure Habitats
- The Deep Sub-surface
- Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents
- Freshwater Habitats
- Low-Nutrient Environments
- Sediment Habitats
- The Rhizosphere
Part IV. Biogeochemical Cycles and their Consequences
- The Nitrogen Cycle
- The Phosphorus cycle
- The Sulfur Cycle
- Cycling of Some Redox-Active Metals
- Heavy Metal Pollutants: Environmental and Biotechnological Aspects
Part V. Biotechnological Topics
- Biodeterioration-including Cultural Heritage
- Bisensors
- Gnotiobiotic and Axenic Animals
- Microbial Corrosion
- Petroleum Microbiology
- Metal Extraction and Biomining
- Industrial Water Treatment
- Wastewater Treatment of Non-Infectious Hazards
- Drinking Water
- Spacecraft Associated Microbes
- Biological Warfare
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 8, 2011
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 774
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123838780
- eBook ISBN: 9780123838797
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Thomas M. Schmidt
Dr. Schmidt has been investigating the structure, function, and dynamics of microbial communities in natural ecosystems for over 20 years, most recently focusing on microbial communities in the human GI tract. He brings the perspective gained from being EIC of the 4th Edition of the Encyclopedia of Microbiology along with the experience he has gained studying diverse microbes and microbial communities. His research group helped pioneer the methods for culture-independent analyses of microbial communities and they continue to refine and apply those methods using ecological
theories as a basis to track microbial populations in nature. In 2015, he refocused his research from agroecosystems to the human gut microbiome and is studying the impact of dietary fibers on the structure and function of human gut microbiome. His goal is to engineer the human gut microbiome to reduce inflammation, including through the use of dietary fiber supplements. Dr Schmidt guides a research laboratory that is recognized for expertise in the isolation and study of pure cultures of microbes and communities of microbes both in vitro and in vivo.
Dr. Schmidt is an elected member of the American Academy for Microbiology, is a former director of the internationally acclaimed Woods Hole Microbial Diversity Course and has been awarded the Graduate Teaching Award from the American Society for Microbiology, the university wide Teacher-Scholar award at Michigan State University, and most recently the Provost’s Innovation Prize for outstanding teaching at the University of Michigan.MS