Molecular approaches to soil, rhizosphere and plant microorganism analysis / edited by J.E. Cooper and J.R. Rao.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, J. E. (John Eric), 1944-

Rao, J. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil microbiology--Technique.

Soil microbiology.

Agricultural microbiology--Technique.

Agricultural microbiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford : CABI, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using contributions by international researchers, this book analyses the molecular methods used for studying microorganisms that occur in the soil or that are associated with plants, at the community, population, taxonomic and functional group levels. By providing a critical and comparative basis upon which an informed choice of technique can be made, this book empowers a prospective researcher to select a method that is most appropriate for their requirements.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1 Genomic Analyses of Microbial Processes in Biogeochemical Cycles""; ""2 Applications of Nucleic Acid Microarrays in Soil Microbial Ecology""; ""3 Metagenomics for the Study of Soil Microbial Communities""; ""4 In Vivo Expression Technology (IVET) for Studying Niche-specific Gene Expression by Plant- and Soil-colonizing Bacteria""; ""5 Analysing Microbial Community Structure by Means of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP)""

""6 Characterization of Phylloplane and Rhizosphere Microbial Populations Using PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE)""""7 Molecular Tools for Studying Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)""; ""8 Detection of Autotrophic Sulphur- and Iron-oxidizing Bacteria Using Labelled Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs)""; ""9 Molecular Analyses of Soil Denitrifying Bacteria""; ""10 Ecology of Streptomyces in Soil and Rhizosphere""; ""11 Molecular Ecology of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities: New Frontiers""

""12 Molecular Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: a Review of PCR-based Techniques""""13 Transcriptomics for Determining Gene Expression in Symbiotic Root�Fungus Interactions""; ""14 Differentiation of Nitrogen-fixing Legume Root Nodule Bacteria (Rhizobia)""; ""15 Molecular Markers for Studying the Ecology of Rhizobia""; ""16 Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Plant Pathogens""; ""Index"";

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73593-7

9786610735938

1-84593-183-1

OCLC:

144618672