Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology

I. HABITAT AND ORGANISMS. 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective. 2. The Soil Habitat. 3. Bacteria and Archaea. 4. Fungi. 5. Eukaryotic Algae and Cyanobacteria. 6. Protozoa and Nematodes. 7. Viruses. 8. Microbial Ecology. 9. Molecular Genetic Analysis in Soil Ecology. II. MICROBIALLY MEDIATED TRANSFORMATIONS IN SOIL. 10. Microbial Metabolism. 11. Carbon Transformations and Soil Organic Matter Formation. 12. Transformation of Nitrogen. 13. Biological Dinitrogen Fixation: Introduction and Nonsymbiotic. 14. Biological Dinitrogen Fixation: Symbiotic. 15. Transformations of Sulfur. 16. Transformations of Other Elements. III. APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS. 17. The Rhizosphere and Spermosphere. 18. Mycorrhizal Symbioses. 19. Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogens and Nematodes. 20. Biochemistry and Metabolism of Xenobiotic Chemicals. 21. Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils. 22. Composting of Organic Wastes. 23. Global Gases. Glossary/Index.