Reading Assignments

The key contents of the MICROBIAL ECOLOGY course are contained in chapters 12 to 14, 16, 17, 19 and 21 of Madigan, M.T., J.M. Martinko and J. Parker, "BROCK, BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS", 9th ed. 1999, Prentice Hall. The READING ASSIGNMENTS focus mainly on these chapters.

Supplementary information to the topics of the course can be found in chapters 29 to 32 of the book by Lengeler J.W., G. Drews & H.G. Schlegel (eds.), Biology of the Prokaryotes.

Reference copies of the follwing books are available in the reading room of the library at the Botanical Garden where they may be consulted. The books may not be removed from the library.
  • Brock - Biology of Microorganisms. Madigan M.T., J.M. Martinko and J. Parker (eds.). 9th edition, (BBOM, International Edition), Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN: 0-13-085264-3.
  • The Physiology and Biochemistry of Prokaryotes. White David. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-19-508439-X.
  • Biology of the Prokaryotes. Lengeler J.W., G.Drews, H.G.Schlegel (eds.). Thieme Stuttgart, 1999. ISBN: 3-13-108411-1.
Research papers specifically relating to the practical course projects are listed in the project descriptions and are available from the advisor of your experiment. 		 
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