Introduction to Geomicrobiology | Date: 28 April 2011, 04:23
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Introduction to Geomicrobiology
By Kurt Konhauser
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 440
* Publication Date: 2006-10-13
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632054549
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632054541
Product Description:
Introduction to Geomicrobiology is a timely and comprehensive overview of how microbial life has affected Earth’s environment through time. The book covers the following topics:how microorganisms are classified, the physical constraints governing their growth, molecular approaches to studying phylogenetic diversity, and life in extreme environmentsenergetics, microbial metabolic capabilities, and major biogeochemical pathwaysthe chemical reactivity of the cell surface, metal sorption, and the microbial role in contaminant transport and bioremediation/biorecoverymicrobiological mineral formation and fossilizationthe function of microorganisms in mineral dissolution and oxidation, and the industrial and environmental ramifications of these processesthe role of microorganisms in elemental cycling, including biofilms, microbialites, and during sediment diagenesisBased on concepts from the earlier chapters, the book concludes with a synopsis of the events that led to the emergence of life, evolution of metabolic processes, and the diversification of the biosphere.
Review
"This text is well illustrated with clear, informative and well–described diagrams and some splendid electron micrographs with convincing evidence for mineral deposition by bacterial action. A good index and up–to–date references make this a book that undergraduates of any biological discipline could use as an introductory text that would be useful throughout their course."
Times Higher Education Supplement
"A thorough and informative overview of the subject…comprehensively referenced throughout. …Dr Kohnhauser has done an excellent job in integrating the diverse aspects of geomicrobiology and making them accessible and interesting to...a wide range of readers." European Journal of Soil Science
“The most comprehensive general book in geomicrobiology, showing the great advances made in geomicrobiology during the past few years … Packed with information.”
Journal of Sedimentary Research
"I would recommend this book to any upper undergraduate / graduate students who wish to study geomicrobiology, as well as to researchers in geomicrobiology who may find here either a nice way to fill possible gaps in their knowledge or a starting point for new research."
Journal of Sedimentary Research
Summary: This could be the one
Rating: 5
I find this book great, as a compendium of the (almost) current knowledge of microbes and their impacts on the earth (of course they built the biosphere; and we are just microbes on wheels). It is broadly oriented, in contrast say to the (already somewhat dated, but classic) Chappelle's Groundwater Microbiology and Geochemistry. It has a 20 page index and a 50 page bibliography which are invaluable.
Like all science books these days it could have done with some proofing, but I also sympathize with the publishers' not having a great margin for such luxuries. It seems pretty well bound though I would have been happy to pay another $20 for a hard-back. Put out by Blackwell in UK.
I do have a wish though. In viewing this book on Amazon I find a remarkable number of new, similar titles available. Would that some journal (AEM, Geochimica?) would have a reviewer compare a dozen of them; and that finding such a review, a subscriber would post it on Amazon as a meta-review. Most of us will want just one of them for now (though we may also want the Sulfate Reducing Bacteria, or Archaea, or an astrobiology book as well) and have a hard time picking that one out unless a prof assigns it. If you have a choice for an introductory survey text and pick Konhauser you will not be disappointed.
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