Microbial ecology research trends / Thijs Van Dijk, editor

Includes bibliographical references and index

Evaluating PAH biodegradation relative to total bacterial carbon demand in coastal ecosystems: are PAHs truly recalcitrant? / Thomas J. Boyd ... [et al.] -- Diversity of bacterial symbiosis in stinkbugs / Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Takahiro Hosokawa and Takema Fukatsu -- Micro-game hunting: predatory behavior and defensive strategies in ciliates / Giovanna Rosati, Letizia Modeo and Franco Verni -- Laboratory model systems for the study of microbial communities / Olga Sánchez, Isabel Ferrera and Jordi Mas -- Ecological significance and possible risks of nonculturable intestinal bacteria in water systems / I. Arana and I. Barcina -- Last insights into the role of aquaporins in the alleviation of osmotic stress by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis / Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano and Ricardo Aroca -- External and internal spines in plants insert pathogenic microorganisms into herbivore’s tissues for defense / Simcha Lev-Yadun and Malka Halpern -- The structure and stability of microbial communities in metallophytic grassland soils that have been subjected to long term contamination by heavy metals / Stephen P. Cummings and Lisa Bamborough -- Physiolgical diversity in widely distributed microzooplankton: digestion in the ciliate Euplotes Vannus / John R. Dolan and D. Wayne Coats -- Polyfunctional SAS of microbial origin for agriculture / M.G. Sagdieva ... [et al.] -- Changes of low molecular weight organic acids, soil organic matter, nitrogen transformation and microbial populations in rhizospere and bulk soils in a temperate rain forest / Ming K. Wang ... [et al.]