This well-referenced, inquiry-driven text presents an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of the emerging field of environmental microbiology.







Coherent and comprehensive treatment of the dynamic, emerging field of environmental microbiology

Emphasis on real-world habitats and selective pressures experienced by naturally occurring microorganisms

Case studies and Science and the Citizen features relate issues in the public s mind to the underlying science

Unique emphasis on current methodologies and strategies for conducting environmental microbiological research, including methods, logic, and data interpretation