580 Pages
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CRC Press
584 Pages
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Routledge
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Explores the role of biochemical processes in the soil environment, particularly the activity of microorganisms, and the potential application of those processes to environmental biotechnology. The 11 papers also highlight the application of molecular biology and microbial genetics to soil biology a
Preface, Contributors, 1 Enzyme Interactions with Clays and Clay-Organic Matter Complexes, 2 Role of Soil Minerals in Transformations of Natural Organics and Xenobiotics in Soil, 3 Anaerobic Microbial Transformation of Nonoxygenated Aromatic and Alicyclic Compounds in Soil, Subsurface, and Freshwater Sediments, 4 Microbial Production of Cytokinins, 5 Pseudomonadsa s Antagonists of Soilborne Plant Pathogens: Modes of Action and Genetic Analysis, 6 Ecological Significance of the Biological Activity in Soil, 7 The Significance of Soil Microbial Biomass Estimations, 8 Soil Lipids: Origin, Nature, Content, Decomposition, and Effect on Soil Physical Properties, 9 Interactions Between Soil Microbial Communities and Organometallic Compounds, 10 Effects of Microorganisms on the Environmental Mobility of Radionuclides, 11 Viruses in the Soil Environment, Index
Biography
Bollag, J.-M.
