Modern soil microbiology (2nd ed)

The second edition of this best-selling text features expert contributors investigating relationships between microbial communities, community structures, and function.

Using the latest molecular analyses, they integrate principles of soil microbiology with novel insights into the physiology of soil microbiota.

Offering a 16-page color insert, numerous tables, and extensive references, the book covers the soil and rhizosphere as habitats for microbial populations from bacteria and fungi to protozoa and nematodes.

It also details and evaluates soil DNA and RNA extraction, nucleic acid reassociation, PCR methods, sequencing, 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences, reporter gene technology, and other techniques.