Environmental microbiology
Abstract For most people, microorganisms are out of sight and therefore out of mind but they are large, extremely diverse group of organisms, they are everywhere and are the dominant form of life on planet Earth. Almost every surface is colonized by microorganisms, including our skin; however most o...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/psr-2016-0118 2024-04-28T08:37:53+00:00 Environmental microbiology Briški, Felicita Vuković Domanovac, Marija 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/psr-2016-0118 http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/psr.2017.2.issue-11/psr-2016-0118/psr-2016-0118.xml http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/psr.2017.2.issue-11/psr-2016-0118/psr-2016-0118.pdf unknown Walter de Gruyter GmbH Physical Sciences Reviews volume 2, issue 11 ISSN 2365-6581 2365-659X General Physics and Astronomy General Materials Science General Chemistry journal-article 2017 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2016-0118 2024-04-02T06:57:04Z Abstract For most people, microorganisms are out of sight and therefore out of mind but they are large, extremely diverse group of organisms, they are everywhere and are the dominant form of life on planet Earth. Almost every surface is colonized by microorganisms, including our skin; however most of them are harmless to humans. Some microorganisms can live in boiling hot springs, whereas others form microbial communities in frozen sea ice. Among their many roles, microorganisms are necessary for biogeochemical cycling, soil fertility, decomposition of dead plants and animals and biodegradation of many complex organic compounds present in the environment. Environmental microbiology is concerned with the study of microorganisms in the soil, water and air and their application in bioremediation to reduce environmental pollution through the biological degradation of pollutants into non-toxic or less toxic substances. Field of environmental microbiology also covers the topics such as microbially induced biocorrosion, biodeterioration of constructing materials and microbiological quality of outdoor and indoor air. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice De Gruyter Physical Sciences Reviews 2 11 |
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Abstract For most people, microorganisms are out of sight and therefore out of mind but they are large, extremely diverse group of organisms, they are everywhere and are the dominant form of life on planet Earth. Almost every surface is colonized by microorganisms, including our skin; however most of them are harmless to humans. Some microorganisms can live in boiling hot springs, whereas others form microbial communities in frozen sea ice. Among their many roles, microorganisms are necessary for biogeochemical cycling, soil fertility, decomposition of dead plants and animals and biodegradation of many complex organic compounds present in the environment. Environmental microbiology is concerned with the study of microorganisms in the soil, water and air and their application in bioremediation to reduce environmental pollution through the biological degradation of pollutants into non-toxic or less toxic substances. Field of environmental microbiology also covers the topics such as microbially induced biocorrosion, biodeterioration of constructing materials and microbiological quality of outdoor and indoor air. |
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Environmental microbiology |
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Environmental microbiology |
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Environmental microbiology |
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