Techniques in Microbial Ecology

This book is designed to provide a microbiologist with the background and protocols necessary for examining the microbial biota of key environment arenas. By providing the most useful techniques for examining microorganisms of great experimental interest, it provides a food starting place for those who are beginning to investigate some aspect of a microbial community. The most useful techniques for obtaining information on the most useful parameters are presented here. It also serves as a reference for workers at all levels of interest in microbial ecology or environmental microbiology.