Microbial Communities Utilizing Hydrocarbons and Lipids: Members, Metagenomics and Ecophysiology [electronic resource] / edited by Terry J. McGenity.
Material type: TextSeries: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid MicrobiologyPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020Description: 100 illus., 50 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319600635Subject(s): Microbiology | Environmental engineering | Biotechnology | Biochemistry | Microbial ecology | Microbiology | Applied Microbiology | Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology | Biochemistry, general | Microbial EcologyDDC classification: 579 LOC classification: QR1-502Online resources: Click here to access online In: Springer Nature Living ReferenceSummary: This book provides comprehensive, authoritative discussions about microbial communities in environments that are rich in hydrocarbons, crude oil or lipids. It encompasses natural environments, such as tar sands, oil seeps and reservoirs, as well as habitats where methane is produced. Equally, the book deals with habitats that have been influenced by human activity, including oil-contaminated soils, aquifers, coast and seas. The book opens with a series of chapters considering the contemporary approaches used to investigate microbial communities.This book provides comprehensive, authoritative discussions about microbial communities in environments that are rich in hydrocarbons, crude oil or lipids. It encompasses natural environments, such as tar sands, oil seeps and reservoirs, as well as habitats where methane is produced. Equally, the book deals with habitats that have been influenced by human activity, including oil-contaminated soils, aquifers, coast and seas. The book opens with a series of chapters considering the contemporary approaches used to investigate microbial communities.