ABSTRACT

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from microbiologists, specifically the role microbes play in the formation and degradation of minerals and fossil fuels and elemental cycling. Most notably, the latest research finds that

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

Earth as a Microbial Habitat

chapter 3|22 pages

Origin of Life and Its Early History

chapter 4|20 pages

Lithosphere as Microbial Habitat

chapter 15|14 pages

1Chapter 5 Geomicrobiology of Mercury

chapter 16|68 pages

1Chapter 6 Geomicrobiology of Iron

chapter 17|74 pages

1Chapter 7 Geomicrobiology of Manganese

chapter 19|52 pages

1Chapter 9 Geomicrobiology of Sulfur

chapter 22|52 pages

2Chapter 2 Geomicrobiology of Fossil Fuels