Environmental Microbiology

  1. Microbiology of Major Environments
    1. Aquatic Microbiology
      1. Freshwater Environments
        1. Lakes
          1. Thermal Stratification
            1. Microbial Food Webs
              1. Seasonal Dynamics
              2. Rivers and Streams
                1. Flow Dynamics and Microbial Communities
                  1. Biofilm Development
                    1. Nutrient Spiraling
                    2. Wetlands
                      1. Anaerobic Processes
                        1. Methanogenesis
                          1. Biogeochemical Cycling
                        2. Marine Environments
                          1. Pelagic Zone
                            1. Planktonic Microorganisms
                              1. Primary Production
                                1. Microbial Loop
                                2. Benthic Zone
                                  1. Sediment Microbiology
                                    1. Bioturbation Effects
                                      1. Anaerobic Processes
                                      2. Coastal Systems
                                        1. Estuarine Microbiology
                                          1. Tidal Influences
                                            1. Salinity Gradients
                                            2. Deep-Sea Environments
                                              1. Hydrothermal Vents
                                                1. Cold Seeps
                                                  1. Abyssal Plains
                                                2. Groundwater Systems
                                                  1. Aquifer Microbiology
                                                    1. Subsurface Biogeochemistry
                                                      1. Contaminant Biodegradation
                                                    2. Terrestrial Microbiology
                                                      1. Soil Microbiology
                                                        1. Soil Structure and Microbial Habitats
                                                          1. Soil Horizons
                                                            1. Aggregate Formation
                                                              1. Pore Space Dynamics
                                                              2. Rhizosphere Microbiology
                                                                1. Root-Microbe Interactions
                                                                  1. Root Exudates
                                                                    1. Mycorrhizal Associations
                                                                    2. Bulk Soil Processes
                                                                      1. Organic Matter Decomposition
                                                                        1. Nutrient Cycling
                                                                          1. Soil Formation
                                                                        2. Subsurface Terrestrial Environments
                                                                          1. Deep Terrestrial Biosphere
                                                                            1. Vadose Zone Microbiology
                                                                              1. Bedrock Microbiology
                                                                              2. Plant-Associated Microbiology
                                                                                1. Phyllosphere Microbiology
                                                                                  1. Endophytic Microorganisms
                                                                                    1. Plant Disease Ecology
                                                                                  2. Atmospheric Microbiology
                                                                                    1. Microbial Aerosols
                                                                                      1. Sources and Composition
                                                                                        1. Sampling Methods
                                                                                          1. Viability Assessment
                                                                                          2. Atmospheric Transport
                                                                                            1. Long-Range Dispersal
                                                                                              1. Deposition Mechanisms
                                                                                                1. Biogeographical Implications
                                                                                                2. Atmospheric Processes
                                                                                                  1. Cloud Microbiology
                                                                                                    1. Ice Nucleation
                                                                                                      1. Precipitation Chemistry
                                                                                                    2. Extreme Environment Microbiology
                                                                                                      1. Temperature Extremes
                                                                                                        1. Thermophiles and Hyperthermophiles
                                                                                                          1. High-Temperature Adaptations
                                                                                                            1. Thermal Springs
                                                                                                              1. Geothermal Systems
                                                                                                              2. Psychrophiles
                                                                                                                1. Cold Adaptations
                                                                                                                  1. Polar Environments
                                                                                                                    1. Permafrost Microbiology
                                                                                                                  2. Chemical Extremes
                                                                                                                    1. Acidophiles
                                                                                                                      1. Acid Mine Drainage
                                                                                                                        1. Volcanic Environments
                                                                                                                        2. Alkaliphiles
                                                                                                                          1. Soda Lakes
                                                                                                                            1. Alkaline Soils
                                                                                                                            2. Halophiles
                                                                                                                              1. Salt Lakes
                                                                                                                                1. Hypersaline Environments
                                                                                                                              2. Physical Extremes
                                                                                                                                1. High Pressure Environments
                                                                                                                                  1. Deep-Sea Piezophiles
                                                                                                                                    1. Subsurface High-Pressure Systems
                                                                                                                                    2. High Radiation Environments
                                                                                                                                      1. Radioresistant Microorganisms
                                                                                                                                        1. Nuclear Waste Sites
                                                                                                                                      2. Polyextremophiles
                                                                                                                                        1. Multiple Stress Tolerance
                                                                                                                                          1. Adaptation Mechanisms

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