Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 2

One of the primary references on analytical methods in soil science, Part 2 of the Methods series will be useful to all biogeoscientists, especially those with an interest in microbiology or bioremediation.

CHAPTER 1 Soil Sampling for Microbiological Analysis (Pages: 1-14) A.G. Wollum II CHAPTER 2 Statistical Treatment of Microbial Data (Pages: 15-39) Timothy B. Parkin, Joseph A. Robinson CHAPTER 3 Soil Sterilization (Pages: 41-51) Duane C. Wolf, Horace D. Skipper CHAPTER 4 Soil Water Potential (Pages: 53-58) K.J. McInnes, R.W. Weaver, M.J. Savage CHAPTER 5 Most Probable Number Counts (Pages: 59-79) Paul L. Woomer CHAPTER 6 Light Microscopic Methods for Studying Soil Microorganisms (Pages: 81-105) Peter J. Bottomley CHAPTER 7 Viruses (Pages: 107-118) J. Scott Angle CHAPTER 8 Recovery and Enumeration of Viable Bacteria (Pages: 119-144) David A. Zuberer CHAPTER 9 Coliform Bacteria (Pages: 145-158) Ronald F. Turco CHAPTER 10 Autotrophic Nitrifying Bacteria (Pages: 159-177) Edwin L. Schmidt, L.W. Belser CHAPTER 11 Free-living Dinitrogen-fixing Bacteria (Pages: 179-197) Roger Knowles, Wilfredo Laserna Barraquio CHAPTER 12 Legume Nodule Symbionts (Pages: 199-222) R.W. Weaver, Peter H. Graham CHAPTER 13 Anaerobic Bacteria and Processes (Pages: 223-243) Heinrich F. Kaspar, James M. Tiedje CHAPTER 14 Denitrifiers (Pages: 245-267) James M. Tiedje CHAPTER 15 Actinomycetes (Pages: 269-290) E. M. H. Wellington, I.K. Toth CHAPTER 16 Frankia and the Actinorhizal Symbiosis (Pages: 291-328) David D. Myrold CHAPTER 17 Filamentous Fungi (Pages: 329-350) Dennis Parkinson CHAPTER 18 Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Pages: 351-378) David M. Sylvia CHAPTER 19 Isolation of Microorganisms Producing Antibiotics (Pages: 379-405) Jeffry J. Fuhrmann CHAPTER 20 Microbiological Procedures for Biodegradation Research (Pages: 407-426) Dennis D. Focht CHAPTER 21 Algae and Cyanobacteria (Pages: 427-458) F. Blaine Metting Jr. CHAPTER 22 Nematodes (Pages: 459-490) Russell E. Ingham CHAPTER 23 Protozoa (Pages: 491-515) Elaine R. Ingham CHAPTER 24 Arthropods (Pages: 517-542) Andrew R. Moldenke CHAPTER 25 Carbon Utilization and Fatty Acid Profiles For Characterization of Bacteria (Pages: 543-556) A.C. Kennedy CHAPTER 26 Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis Methods for the Analysis of Bacterial Population Genetic Structure (Pages: 557-573) B.D. Eardly CHAPTER 27 Spontaneous and Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance Markers (Pages: 575-591) Charles Hagedorn CHAPTER 28 Serology and Conjugation of Antibodies (Pages: 593-618) S.F. Wright CHAPTER 29 Whole-Cell Protein Profiles of Soil Bacteria by Gel Electrophoresis (Pages: 619-634) Dipankar Sen CHAPTER 30 Plasmid Profiles (Pages: 635-645) Ian L. Pepper CHAPTER 31 DNA Fingerprinting and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis (Pages: 647-664) M.J. Sadowsky CHAPTER 32 Nucleic Acid Probes (Pages: 665-687) A.V. Ogram, D.F. Bezdicek CHAPTER 33 Marking Soil Bacteria with lacZY (Pages: 689-706) T.E. Staley, D.J. Drahos CHAPTER 34 Detection of Specific DNA Sequences in Environmental Samples Via Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pages: 707-726) Ian L. Pepper, Suresh D. Pillai CHAPTER 35 Isolation and Purification of Bacterial DNA from Soil (Pages: 727-751) William E. Holben CHAPTER 36 Microbial Biomass (Pages: 753-773) W.R. Horwath, E.A. Paul CHAPTER 37 Soil Enzymes (Pages: 775-833) M.A. Tabatabai CHAPTER 38 Carbon Mineralization (Pages: 835-863) L.M. Zibilske CHAPTER 39 Isotopic Methods for the Study of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics (Pages: 865-906) Duane C. Wolf, J.O. Legg, Thomas W. Boutton CHAPTER 40 Practical Considerations in the Use of Nitrogen Tracers in Agricultural and Environmental Research (Pages: 907-950) R.D. Hauck, J.J. Meisinger, R.L. Mulvaney CHAPTER 41 Nitrogen Availability Indices (Pages: 951-984) L.G. Bundy, J.J. Meisinger CHAPTER 42 Nitrogen Mineralization, Immobilization, and Nitrification (Pages: 985-1018) Stephen C. Hart, John M. Stark, Eric A. Davidson, Mary K. Firestone CHAPTER 43 Dinitrogen Fixation (Pages: 1019-1045) R.W. Weaver, Seth K. A. Danso CHAPTER 44 Measuring Denitrification in the Field (Pages: 1047-1065) A.R. Mosier, Leif Klemedtsson CHAPTER 45 Sulfur Oxidation and Reduction in Soils (Pages: 1067-1078) M.A. Tabatabai CHAPTER 46 Iron and Manganese Oxidation and Reduction (Pages: 1079-1096) William C. Ghiorse