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Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Ryszard J. Chróst

    1. Institute of Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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Part of the book series: Brock Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience (BROCK/SPRINGER)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Early Studies on Ecto- and Extracellular Enzymes in Aquatic Environments

    • Jürgen Overbeck
    Pages 1-5

  3. Extracellular Enzymatic Interactions: Storage, Redistribution, and Interspecific Communication

    • Robert G. Wetzel
    Pages 6-28

  4. Environmental Control of the Synthesis and Activity of Aquatic Microbial Ectoenzymes

    • Ryszard J. Chróst
    Pages 29-59

  5. Microbial Extracellular Enzyme Activity: A New Key Parameter in Aquatic Ecology

    • Hans-Georg Hoppe
    Pages 60-83

  6. Ecological Aspects of Enzymatic Activity in Marine Sediments

    • Lutz-Arend Meyer-Reil
    Pages 84-95

  7. Extracellular Enzyme Activity in Eutrophic and Polyhumic Lakes

    • Uwe Münster
    Pages 96-122

  8. Protein Degradation in Aquatic Environments

    • Gilles Billen
    Pages 123-143

  9. Peptidase Activity in River Biofilms by Product Analysis

    • Susan E. Jones, Maurice A. Lock
    Pages 144-154

  10. Aminopeptidase Activity in Lakes of Differing Eutrophication

    • Timothy R. Jacobsen, Hakumat Rai
    Pages 155-164

  11. Role of Ecto-Phosphohydrolases in Phosphorus Regeneration in Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

    • James W. Ammerman
    Pages 165-186

  12. Bacterial Phosphatases from Different Habitats in a Small, Hardwater Lake

    • James B. Cotner Jr., Robert G. Wetzel
    Pages 187-205

  13. Phosphatase Activity in an Acid, Limed Swedish Lake

    • Håkan Olsson
    Pages 206-219

  14. Phosphatase Activities in Lake Kinneret Phytoplankton

    • David Wynne, Bina Kaplan, Thomas Berman
    Pages 220-226

  15. Filtration and Buoyant Density Characterization of Algal Alkaline Phosphatase

    • David A. Francko
    Pages 227-238

  16. Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Activity in Epilimnetic Lake Water

    • Jon Barfield, David A. Francko
    Pages 239-248

  17. Chitinase Activity in Estuarine Waters

    • Richard A. Smucker, Chi K. Kim
    Pages 249-269

  18. Significance of Extracellular Enzymes for Organic Matter Degradation and Nutrient Regeneration in Small Streams

    • Jürgen Marxsen, Karl-Paul Witzei
    Pages 270-285

  19. Enzyme Activities in Billabongs of Southeastern Australia

    • Paul I. Boon
    Pages 286-297

  20. Hydrolytic Activities of Organisms and Biogenic Structures in Deep-Sea Sediments

    • Marion Köster, Preben Jensen, Lutz-Arend Meyer-Reil
    Pages 298-310
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About this book

Organic matter in aquatic environments consists mostly of large compounds which cannot be taken up and utilized directly by microbial cells. Prior to incorporation, polymeric materials undergo degradation by cell-bound and extracellular enzymes produced by these microbes; in fact, such enzymatic mobilization and transformation is the key process which regulates the turnover of organic as well as inorganic compounds in aquatic environments. This volume brings together studies on enzymatic degradation processes from disciplines as diverse as water and sediment research, bacterial and algal aquatic ecophysiology, eutrophication, and nutrient cycling and biogeochemistry, in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. Its scope extends from fundamental research exploring the contribution of microbial enzymatic processes to whole ecosystem functioning to practical applications in water biotechnology. The first comprehensive publication providing an overview of this emerging field of enzymology, Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments will be of great interest to ecologists and microbiologists alike.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Ryszard J. Chróst

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments

  • Editors: Ryszard J. Chróst

  • Series Title: Brock Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3090-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7793-4Published: 19 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3090-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1432-0061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 317

  • Topics: Ecology, Microbiology

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