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Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry

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Editors:
  1. Nagina Parmar

    1. Department of Chemistry & Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

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  2. Ajay Singh

    1. Lystek International Inc., Cambridge, Canada

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  • A valuable source of information for scientists in soil and geological sciences, microbiology, plant physiology, environmental engineering and biotechnology
  • With contributions written by experts from academia and industry
  • Provides an overview of this new fields
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 39)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Geobiotechnology

    • Nagina Parmar, Ajay Singh
    Pages 1-15

  3. Novel Molecular Tools to Assess Microbial Activity in Contaminated Environments

    • Nadine Loick, Christopher Weisener
    Pages 17-35

  4. Advanced Molecular and Microspectroscopy Toolbox for Deciphering Soil Diazotroph Diversity

    • Anu Kalia, Vir R. Parshad
    Pages 37-60

  5. Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria: Molecular Diversity and Biotechnological Applications

    • Megha K. Purohit, Vikram H. Raval, Satya P. Singh
    Pages 61-79

  6. Recent Trends in Bioremediation

    • Asha A. Juwarkar, Rashmi R. Misra, Jitendra K. Sharma
    Pages 81-100

  7. Heavy Metal Bioremediation and Nanoparticle Synthesis by Metallophiles

    • Arvind Sinha, Rajeshwari Sinha, Sunil K. Khare
    Pages 101-118

  8. Mineralogical and Geochemical Controls in Biomining and Bioremediation

    • Bernhard Dold
    Pages 119-135

  9. Microbial Recovery of Nickel from Lateritic (Oxidic) Nickel Ore: A Review

    • Lala Behari Sukla, Sunil Kumar Behera, Nilotpala Pradhan
    Pages 137-151

  10. Subsurface Petroleum Microbiology

    • Ajay Singh, Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Nagina Parmar, Owen P. Ward
    Pages 153-173

  11. Nutrient Cycling: Potassium Solubilization by Microorganisms and Improvement of Crop Growth

    • Satyavir S. Sindhu, Priyanka Parmar, Manisha Phour
    Pages 175-198

  12. Phosphorus Cycling: Prospects of Using Rhizosphere Microorganisms for Improving Phosphorus Nutrition of Plants

    • Satyavir S. Sindhu, Manisha Phour, Sita Ram Choudhary, Deepika Chaudhary
    Pages 199-237

  13. Biotechnology in Enhanced Petroleum Oil Recovery

    • Ajay Singh, Nagina Parmar, Owen Ward
    Pages 239-245

  14. The Chemistry of Removal of Inorganic Compounds from the Soil

    • Innocent Oseribho Oboh
    Pages 247-259

  15. Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites and Aquifers

    • Nagina Parmar, Ajay Singh, Hammad Khan
    Pages 261-296

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 297-302
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About this book

Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have contributed to shaping the earth and making it more habitable for higher forms of life. They are remarkable in their metabolic diversity and their ability to harvest energy from oxidation and reduction reactions. Research on these microbiological processes has led to the newly evolving fields of geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry, linking the geosphere and the biosphere.

This volume of the Soil Biology series provides an overview of the biogeochemical processes and the microorganisms involved, with an emphasis on the industrial applications. Topics treated include aspects such as bioremediation of contaminated environments, biomining, biotechnological applications of extremophiles, subsurface petroleum microbiology, enhanced oil recovery using microbes and their products, metal extraction from soil, soil elemental cycling and plant nutrition.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry & Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

    Nagina Parmar

  • Lystek International Inc., Cambridge, Canada

    Ajay Singh

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry

  • Editors: Nagina Parmar, Ajay Singh

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41837-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-41836-5Published: 08 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50972-2Published: 11 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-41837-2Published: 09 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 302

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biogeosciences, Microbiology, Applied Microbiology

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