Molecular microbial ecology manual

G.A. Kowalchuk, F.J. de Bruijn, I.M. Head, A.D.L. Akkermans

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Abstract

The field of microbial ecology has been revolutionized in the past two decades by the introduction of molecular methods into the toolbox of the microbial ecologist. This molecular arsenal has helped to unveil the enormity of microbial diversity across the breadth of the earth's ecosystems, and has revealed that we are only familiar with a very small minority of the organisms that carry out key microbial functions in diverse habitats. The Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual, Second Edition (MMEM-II) provides a detailed and user-friendly description of the methods that have made this revolution in microbial ecology possible. However, what is perhaps most exciting about MMEM-II is that it contains a large number of new chapters, highlighting the newest trends in microbial ecology research, which seek to provide more quantitative and statistically robust data, and means of coupling microbial identity and function. In addition, the majority of the proven methods described in MMEM's first version have undergone significant revisions to provide the most up-to-date applications available. The state-of-the-art methods described in MMEM-II have not only been provided by experts in the field, but in most cases by the laboratories that actually first developed and applied the methods, thus providing the MMEM-II user with unique first-hand tips and insight.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherKluwer
ISBN (Print)9781402021831
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • microbiology
  • microbial ecology
  • microbial physiology
  • methodology
  • microorganisms
  • ecology
  • biochemistry

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