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Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates
Edited by Helmut König and Ajit Varma
Springer
2006
Hardcover XXIV, 483 p. 93 illus., 7 in colour ISBN 3540281800
£123.00
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Soil microorganisms play a major role in the degradation and recycling of organic material. Microbes are
involved in the food web and strongly contribute to soil fertility. In the past, attention was mainly directed
towards free-living or particle-bound microorganisms, while the role of intestinal microbes of soil animals has
been neglected.
For the first time, "Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates" focuses on the
microbes in gut systems of soil animals. It starts with a profound overview of the biology of soil invertebrates.
A major part deals with the gut microbiota of termites, the best investigated gut system of invertebrates.
Termites are important soil processors in tropical and subtropical regions. Insight is given into the intestinal
microbiota of further relevant primary litter decomposers, such as earthworms, springtails, millipeds, and woodlice.
Novel techniques for studying intestinal microbes complete the volume.
Contents
Part I Soil Invertebrates
- 1 Biology of Soil Invertebrates,
Gerhard Eisenbeis
- 2 Interactions Between Bacteria and Nematodes,
Leo Eberl, David J. Clarke
- 3 EarthwormGut Microbial Biomes: Their Importance
to Soil Microorganisms, Denitrification, and the Terrestrial
Production of the Greenhouse Gas N2O,
Harold L. Drake, Andreas Schramm, Marcus A. Horn
- 4 IntestinalMicrobiota ofMillipedes,
Boris A. Byzov
- 5 IntestinalMicrobiota of Terrestrial Isopods,
Rok Kostanjsek, Jasna Strus, Ales Lapanje, Gorazd Avgustin,
Maja Rupnik, Damjana Drobne
- 6 Collembola as a Habitat for Microorganisms,
Christoph C. Tebbe, Alice B. Czarnetzki, Torsten Thimm
- 7 Methane Production by Terrestrial Arthropods,
Johannes H. P. Hackstein, Theo A. van Alen, Jörg Rosenberg
Part II Termites as Model Organisms
- 8 Termites as Soil Engineers and Soil Processors,
David E. Bignell
- 9 Cellulose Digestion in the Termite Gut,
Li Li, Jürgen Fröhlich, Helmut König
- 10 Symbiotic Protozoa of Termites,
Guy Brugerolle, Renate Radek
- 11 Diversity and Lignocellulolytic Activities
of Cultured Microorganisms,
Helmut König, Jürgen Fröhlich, Horst Hertel
- 12 Diversity andMolecular Analyses
of Yet-Uncultivated Microorganisms,
MoriyaOhkuma, Yuichi Hongoh, Toshiaki Kudo
- 13 The Intestinal Yeasts,
Hansjörg Prillinger, Helmut König
- 14 Termitomyces/Termite Interactions,
Corinne Rouland-Lefèvre, Tetsushi Inoue, Toru Johjima
- 15 Microbiology of Termite Hill (Mound) and Soil,
Rina Kumari, Minu Sachdev, Shweta Sharma, Ram Prasad,
Pham Huong Giang, Amar P. Garg, Ajit Varma
- 16 The Termite Gut Habitat: Its Evolution and Co-Evolution,
Paul Eggleton
Part III Modern Methods for Studying Intestinal Microbes
- 17 The Microbial Soil Flora: Novel Approaches for Accessing
the Phylogenetic and Physiological Diversity of Prokaryotes,
Alexander H. Treusch, Christa Schleper
- 18 Micromanipulation Techniques for the Isolation
of Single Microorganisms,
Jürgen Fröhlich, Helmut König
- 19 Localization and Visualization of Microbial Community
Structure and Activity in Soil Microhabitats,
Michael Schmid, Dra€enka Selesi, Michael Rothballer,
Michael Schloter, Natuschka Lee, Ellen Kandeler, Anton Hartmann
- 20 Microsensors for the Study ofMicroenvironments
and Processes in the Intestine of Invertebrates,
Andreas Schramm
Subject Index
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