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RECORD NUMBER: 35 OF 78| Main Title | Introduction to soil microbiology. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Alexander, Martin, | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Wiley | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 00531266 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Soil microbiology | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Soil micro-organisms | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | 472 pages illustrations 24 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Contents Notes | pt. 1. Microbial ecology: The soil environment -- Bacteria -- Actinomycetes -- Fungi -- Algae -- Protozoa -- Viruses -- pt. 2. The carbon cycle: Some aspects of microbial physiology -- Organic matter decomposition -- Microbiology of cellulose -- Microbiology of the hemicelluloses -- Lignin decomposition -- Microbiology of other polysaccharides -- Transformation of hydrocarbons and pesticides -- pt. 3. The nitrogen cycle: Mineralization and immobilization of nitrogen -- Nitrification -- Denitrification -- Nitrogen fixation: non-symbiotic -- Nitrogen fixation: Symbiotic -- pt. 4. Mineral transformations: Microbial transformations of phosphorus -- Microbial transformations of sulfer -- Microbial transformations of iron -- Transformations of other minerals -- pt. 5. Ecological interrelationships: The biological equilibrium -- Microbiology of the rhizosphere -- Index. |