Environmental Microbiology

  1. Microbial Ecology
    1. Core Principles
      1. Microbial Habitats and Niches
        1. Microhabitats
          1. Environmental Parameters
            1. pH
              1. Temperature
                1. Moisture
                  1. Oxygen Availability
                    1. Nutrient Availability
                  2. Population Ecology
                    1. Growth and Survival
                      1. Population Dynamics
                      2. Community Ecology
                        1. Microbial Communities
                          1. Functional Guilds
                            1. Trophic Interactions
                            2. Ecosystem-Level Processes
                              1. Energy Flow
                                1. Matter Cycling
                              2. Microbial Interactions
                                1. Positive Interactions
                                  1. Mutualism
                                    1. Lichens
                                      1. Mycorrhizae
                                        1. Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
                                        2. Syntrophy
                                          1. Cross-feeding
                                            1. Syntrophic Consortia
                                            2. Commensalism
                                            3. Negative Interactions
                                              1. Competition
                                                1. Resource Competition
                                                  1. Competitive Exclusion
                                                  2. Antagonism
                                                    1. Antibiotic Production
                                                      1. Bacteriocins
                                                      2. Parasitism
                                                        1. Pathogenic Relationships
                                                          1. Host-Parasite Dynamics
                                                          2. Predation
                                                            1. Protozoan Grazing
                                                              1. Viral Lysis
                                                          3. Microbial Community Structure
                                                            1. Biofilms
                                                              1. Formation and Development
                                                                1. Initial Attachment
                                                                  1. Maturation
                                                                    1. Dispersal
                                                                    2. Structure and Composition
                                                                      1. Extracellular Polymeric Substances
                                                                        1. Microcolony Formation
                                                                        2. Environmental and Engineered Systems
                                                                        3. Microbial Mats
                                                                          1. Layered Structure
                                                                            1. Functional Zonation
                                                                              1. Ecological Importance
                                                                              2. Planktonic Communities
                                                                                1. Free-living Microorganisms
                                                                                  1. Suspended Aggregates
                                                                                2. Microbial Diversity
                                                                                  1. Concepts of Diversity
                                                                                    1. Alpha Diversity
                                                                                      1. Beta Diversity
                                                                                        1. Gamma Diversity
                                                                                          1. Species Richness
                                                                                            1. Species Evenness
                                                                                            2. Factors Influencing Diversity
                                                                                              1. Environmental Gradients
                                                                                                1. Resource Availability
                                                                                                  1. Disturbance Regimes
                                                                                                    1. Spatial Heterogeneity
                                                                                                      1. Temporal Variation
                                                                                                      2. Succession and Community Assembly
                                                                                                        1. Primary Succession
                                                                                                          1. Secondary Succession
                                                                                                            1. Deterministic vs Stochastic Processes

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