Microbial Diversity in Time and Space

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Colwell, R. R. (Editor), Simidu, Usio. (Editor), Ohwada, Kouichi. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1996.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Biotechnology.; Biochemistry.; Ecology.; Microbiology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Medical Microbiology.; Plant Sciences.
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The symposium, "Microbial Diversity in Time and Space," was held in the Sanjo Conference Hall, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, October 24-26, 1994. The symposium was organized under the auspices of the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology and co-sponsored by the International Union of...

Table of Contents:

• Microbial Biodiversity-Global Aspects
• Importance of Community Relationships in Biodiversity
• From Strains to Domains
• Diversity of Viruses
• The Evolution of Fungal Diversity
• Fungal Diversity and Phylogeny with Emphasis on 18S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Divergence
• Algal Diversity and Evolution
• Symbiosis in Termites
• The Role of Microorganisms in TRI-Trophic Interactions in Systems Consisting of Plants, Herbivores, and Carnivores
• Sensitivity Analysis in Microbial Communities
• Intracellular Symbiosis in Insects
• Evolutionary Relationships of Catabolic Functions in Soil Bacteria
• Adaptation of Soybean Bradyrhizobia to the Brazilian Edaphic Savannahs
• Viruses and DNA in Marine Environments
• Diversity of Naturally Occurring Prokaryotes
• The Internet and Microbial Ecology
• Image Analysis of Bacterial Cell Size and Diversity
• Microbial Diversity and the Cycling of Nitrogen in Soil Ecosystems
• The Role of Microbial Diversity in the Cycling of Elements. (Summary of Workshop)
• Summary of Workshop-Part 2.