Environmental Microbiology

  1. Global Environmental Change and Microbiology
    1. Climate Change Impacts
      1. Temperature Effects
        1. Microbial Community Shifts
          1. Metabolic Rate Changes
            1. Range Expansions and Contractions
            2. Precipitation Pattern Changes
              1. Drought Effects
                1. Flooding Impacts
                  1. Seasonal Variation Changes
                  2. Biogeochemical Cycle Alterations
                    1. Carbon Cycle Feedbacks
                      1. Soil Carbon Decomposition
                        1. Permafrost Thaw
                          1. Wetland Methane Emissions
                          2. Nitrogen Cycle Changes
                            1. Nitrification and Denitrification Rates
                              1. N2O Emissions
                              2. Phosphorus Cycle Modifications
                              3. Ecosystem-Level Responses
                                1. Primary Productivity Changes
                                  1. Decomposition Rate Alterations
                                    1. Microbial Food Web Modifications
                                  2. Ocean Acidification
                                    1. pH Effects on Marine Microbes
                                      1. Physiological Stress Responses
                                        1. Community Composition Changes
                                        2. Calcification Processes
                                          1. Calcifying Microorganisms
                                            1. Shell and Skeleton Formation
                                            2. Biogeochemical Implications
                                              1. Carbon Pump Efficiency
                                                1. Nutrient Cycling Changes
                                              2. Pollution and Contamination
                                                1. Emerging Contaminants
                                                  1. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
                                                    1. Microplastics
                                                      1. Engineered Nanoparticles
                                                      2. Eutrophication
                                                        1. Harmful Algal Blooms
                                                          1. Cyanobacterial Blooms
                                                            1. Toxin Production
                                                            2. Oxygen Depletion
                                                              1. Dead Zone Formation
                                                                1. Anaerobic Processes
                                                              2. Acid Deposition
                                                                1. Soil and Water Acidification
                                                                  1. Microbial Community Responses
                                                                2. Antimicrobial Resistance
                                                                  1. Environmental Resistome
                                                                    1. Natural Resistance Genes
                                                                      1. Anthropogenic Sources
                                                                      2. Horizontal Gene Transfer
                                                                        1. Conjugation
                                                                          1. Transformation
                                                                            1. Transduction
                                                                            2. Selection Pressures
                                                                              1. Antibiotic Contamination
                                                                                1. Heavy Metal Co-selection
                                                                                2. One Health Implications
                                                                                  1. Environmental-Clinical Connections
                                                                                    1. Resistance Gene Dissemination
                                                                                  2. Invasive Species and Microbial Communities
                                                                                    1. Microbial Invasions
                                                                                      1. Introduction Pathways
                                                                                        1. Establishment Success
                                                                                        2. Host-Associated Microbiomes
                                                                                          1. Invasive Species Microbiomes
                                                                                            1. Native Species Impacts
                                                                                            2. Ecosystem Disruption
                                                                                              1. Community Assembly Changes
                                                                                                1. Functional Redundancy Loss
                                                                                              2. Conservation Microbiology
                                                                                                1. Microbial Diversity Conservation
                                                                                                  1. Rare and Endemic Microorganisms
                                                                                                    1. Habitat Protection
                                                                                                    2. Restoration Microbiology
                                                                                                      1. Microbial Community Restoration
                                                                                                        1. Soil Microbiome Recovery
                                                                                                        2. Ex Situ Conservation
                                                                                                          1. Microbial Culture Collections
                                                                                                            1. Cryopreservation Techniques

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                                                                                                        1. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology