Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)

Organic matter in aquatic environments consists mostly of large compounds which cannot be taken up and utilized directly by microbial cells. Prior to incorporation, polymeric materials undergo degradation by cell-bound and extracellular enzymes produced by these microbes; in fact, such enzymatic mobilization and transformation is the key process which regulates the turnover of organic as well as inorganic compounds in aquatic environments. This volume brings together studies on enzymatic degradation processes from disciplines as diverse as water and sediment research, bacterial and algal aquatic ecophysiology, eutrophication, and nutrient cycling and biogeochemistry, in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. Its scope extends from fundamental research exploring the contribution of microbial enzymatic processes to whole ecosystem functioning to practical applications in water biotechnology. The first comprehensive publication providing an overview of this emerging field of enzymology, Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments will be of great interest to ecologists and microbiologists alike.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Brock Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	1991
Editors:	Ryszard J. Chrost
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	317
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-7793-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > General
LSN:	1-4612-7793-0
Barcode:	9781461277934

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