Soil microorganisms breakdown a variety of organic materials and use a portion of these breakdown products to generate or synthesize a series of compounds that make up humus, a dark coloured amorphous substance composed of residual organic matter not readily decomposed by microorganisms. This book covers a favorable habitat for microorganisms and is inhabited by a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses and protozoa.
Print ISBN: 9781682511077 | $ 170 | 2016 | Hardcover
Contributors: Baoyi Ji, Hao Hu et al