1st Edition

Geomicrobiology

Edited By S. K. Jain, A. A. Khan, M. K. Rai Copyright 2010
320 Pages
by CRC Press

328 Pages
by CRC Press

320 Pages
by CRC Press

Geomicrobiology is a combination of geology and microbiology, and includes the study of interaction of microorganisms with their environment, such as in sedimentary rocks. This is a new and rapidly-developing field that has led in the past decade to a radically-revised view of the diversity and activity of microbial life on Earth. Geomicrobiology examines the role that microbes have played in the... Read more
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Biography

Sudhir K. Jain, Abdul Arif Khan, Mahendra K. Rai