Molecular approaches to soil, rhizosphere and plant microorganism analysis / edited by J.E. Cooper and J.R. Rao, Department of Applied Plant Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006Copyright date: 2006Description: 1 online resource (ix, 297 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:

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Genomic Analyses of Microbial Processes in Biogeochemical Cycles / Shilpi Sharma, Heidrun Karl and Michael Schloter -- Applications of Nucleic Acid Microarrays in Soil Microbial Ecology / Alexander Loy, Michael W. Taylor, Levente Bodrossy and Michael Wagner -- Metagenomics for the Study of Soil Microbial Communities / Helen L. Steele and Wolfgang R. Streit -- In Vivo Expression Technology (IVET) for Studying Niche-specific Gene Expression by Plant- and Soil-colonizing Bacteria / Hans Rediers and René De Mot -- Analysing Microbial Community Structure by Means of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) / Christopher B. Blackwood -- Characterization of Phylloplane and Rhizosphere Microbial Populations Using PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) / Maureen O'Callaghan, Nicola Lorenz and Emily L. Gerard -- Molecular Tools for Studying Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) / Ashley Franks, Robert P. Ryan, Abdelhamid Abbas, G. Louise Mark and Fergal O'Gara -- Detection of Autotrophic Sulphur- and Iron-oxidizing Bacteria Using Labelled Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) / André Lipski -- Molecular Analyses of Soil Denitrifying Bacteria / Laurent Philippot and Sara Hallin -- Ecology of Streptomyces in Soil and Rhizosphere / Janice L. Strap and Don L. Crawford -- Molecular Ecology of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities : New Frontiers / Ian C. Anderson -- Molecular Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi : a Review of PCR-based Techniques / Dirk Redecker -- Transcriptomics for Determining Gene Expression in Symbiotic Root-Fungus Interactions / Philipp Franken and Franziska Krajinski -- Differentiation of Nitrogen-fixing Legume Root Nodule Bacteria (Rhizobia) / Kristina Lindström, Paula Kokko-Gonzales, Zewdu Terefework and Leena A. Räsänen -- Molecular Markers for Studying the Ecology of Rhizobia / Angela Sessitsch -- Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Plant Pathogens / Scott A. Godfrey and Robert W. Jackson.

Abstract: This book comprises a comprehensive collection of molecular methods for studying microorganisms that occur in the soil or that are associated with plants, at the community, population, taxonomic and functional group levels. It contains 16 chapters encompassing most techniques that are currently available for these purposes, and offers analyses of their respective strengths and limitations. In doing so, it provides a critical and comparative basis upon which an informed choice of technique can be made. It covers molecular based approaches for research on a wide range of microorganisms, including important contributors to biogeochemical cycles such as nitrifiers, denitrifiers and sulfur and iron oxidizers, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, streptomycetes, symbiotic root nodule bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi, as well as plant pathogenic bacteria. By presenting a variety of modern molecular techniques in a single source, the book allows a prospective researcher to select a method that is most appropriate for a particular research requirement. It will be of significant interest to those involved in the fields of soil and plant microbiology, microbial ecology and plant pathology.

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This book comprises a comprehensive collection of molecular methods for studying microorganisms that occur in the soil or that are associated with plants, at the community, population, taxonomic and functional group levels. It contains 16 chapters encompassing most techniques that are currently available for these purposes, and offers analyses of their respective strengths and limitations. In doing so, it provides a critical and comparative basis upon which an informed choice of technique can be made. It covers molecular based approaches for research on a wide range of microorganisms, including important contributors to biogeochemical cycles such as nitrifiers, denitrifiers and sulfur and iron oxidizers, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, streptomycetes, symbiotic root nodule bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi, as well as plant pathogenic bacteria. By presenting a variety of modern molecular techniques in a single source, the book allows a prospective researcher to select a method that is most appropriate for a particular research requirement. It will be of significant interest to those involved in the fields of soil and plant microbiology, microbial ecology and plant pathology.

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Molecular approaches to soil, rhizosphere and plant microorganism analysis / edited by J.E. Cooper and J.R. Rao, Department of Applied Plant Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.