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Elsevier Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology 2021 Edition by Terry J. Gentry, Jeffry J. Fuhrmann, David A. Zuberer
Written by leading experts in their respective fields, Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology 3e, provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to soil microbiology, and captures the rapid advances in the field such as recent discoveries regarding habitats and organisms, microbially mediated transformations, and applied environmental topics. Carefully edited for ease of reading, it aids users by providing an excellent multi-authored reference, the type of book that is continually used in the field. Background information is provided in the first part of the book for ease of comprehension. The following chapters then describe such fundamental topics as soil environment and microbial processes, microbial groups and their interactions, and thoroughly addresses critical nutrient cycles and important environmental and agricultural applications.An excellent textbook and desk reference, Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology, 3e, provides readers with broad, foundational coverage of the vast array of microorganisms that live in soil and the major biogeochemical processes they control. Soil scientists, environmental scientists, and others, including soil health and conservation specialists, will find this material invaluable for understanding the amazingly diverse world of soil microbiology, managing agricultural and environmental systems, and formulating environmental policy. Table of contents : - 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective 2. The Soil Habitat 3. Microbial Metabolism 4. Microbial Genetics 5. Bacteria and Archaea 6. Fungi 7. Cyanobacteria and Algae 8. Fauna 9. Viruses 10. Microbial Ecology 11. Rhizosphere 12. Mycorrhizal Symbioses 13. Carbon Transformations and Soil Organic Matter Formation 14. Applied Aspects of Soil Carbon 15. Transformations of Nitrogen 16. Biological Dinitrogen (N2) Fixation: Introduction and Nonsymbiotic 17. Biological Dinitrogen Fixation: Symbiotic 18. Microbial Transformations of Sulfur in Soil 19. Phosphorus and Other Elements 20. Global Gases 21. Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutants 22. Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils 23. Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogens and Nematodes 24. Composting: The Microbiological Processing of Organic Wastes 25. Soil Microbial Influences on One Health