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 Geomicrobiology Molecular and Environmental Perspective by Alexander Loy and Martin Mandl Springer | August 2010 | ISBN: 904819203X | True PDF | 437 Pages | 42.5 mb This book is an interdisciplinary review of recent developments in topics including origin of life, microbial-mineral interactions, and microbial processes functioning in marine and terrestrial environments. A major component of this book addresses molecular techniques to evaluate microbial evolution and assess relationships of microbes in complex, natural communities. The function of microbial community members and their possible geological impact are evaluated from a perspective of (meta)genomics, (meta)proteomics, and isotope labeling. As well as summarizing current knowledge in various areas, it also reveals unresolved questions that require future investigations. These chapters enhance our fundamental knowledge of geomicrobiology that contributes to the exploitation of microbial functions in mineral and environmental biotechnology applications. Authors have provided skillful reviews and outlined unique perspectives on environmental microorganisms and their related processes. CONTENTS 1 Chemoautotrophic Origin of Life: The Iron–Sulfur World Hypothesis.... 1 2 Evolution of Metabolic Pathways and Evolution of Genomes.... 37 3 Novel Cultivation Strategies for Environmentally Important Microorganisms.... 69 4 Environmental Proteomics: Studying Structure and Function of Microbial Communities.... 91 5 Analysis of Microbial Communities by Functional Gene Arrays.... 109 6 Probing Identity and Physiology of Uncultured Microorganisms with Isotope Labeling Techniques.... 127 7 The Geomicrobiology of Arsenic.... 147 8 Bioinformatics and Genomics of Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidophiles.... 169 9 The Geomicrobiology of Catastrophe: A Comparison of Microbial Colonization in Post-volcanic and Impact Environments.... 193 10 Microbial Diversity of Cave Ecosystems.... 219 11 Statistical Evaluation of Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene Sequences in Relation to Travertine Mineral Precipitation and Water Chemistry at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, USA.... 239 12 Compositional, Physiological and Metabolic Variability in Microbial Communities Associated with Geochemically Diverse, Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fluids.... 251 13 The Molecular Geomicrobiology of Bacterial Manganese(II) Oxidation.... 285 14 Role of Microorganisms in Banded Iron Formations.... 309 15 Synergistic Roles of Microorganisms in Mineral Precipitates Associated with Deep Sea Methane Seeps.... 325 16 Bacterial Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls.... 347 17 Role of Clay and Organic Matter in the Biodegradation of Organics in Soil.... 367 18 Electrodes as Electron Acceptors, and the Bacteria Who Love Them.... 385 19 The Biogeochemistry of Biomining.... 401 Index.... 427 
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