Nitrogen Cycling in Bacteria: Molecular Analysis — Hardcover – 9781904455868

Description

Microorganisms power the nitrogen cycle—converting atmospheric nitrogen into bioavailable forms and returning reactive nitrogen back to N₂, completing one of Earth’s most important biogeochemical loops. This scholarly, edited volume delivers an up-to-date, molecular-level treatment of bacterial nitrogen cycling, integrating biochemical mechanisms with modern genomic and systems-level insight.

What this reference covers

• The archaeal nitrogen cycle and evolutionary perspectives

• Redox complexes and electron transport systems supporting N-cycle reactions

• Organization of respiratory chains in nitrate-reducing and nitrifying bacteria

• Mo-nitrogenase biochemistry and nitrogen fixation foundations

• Nitrogen transport and assimilation in bacteria

• Alternative routes to dinitrogen (N₂) beyond classical denitrification

• Nitrite and nitrous oxide reductases, and pathway regulation/evolution

• Nitric oxide metabolism and physiological control mechanisms

• Denitrification in legume-associated endosymbiotic bacteria

• Nitrous oxide production in terrestrial environments and broader impacts

• Bacterial nitrogen cycling processes relevant to human-associated ecosystems

Who it’s for

Ideal for researchers, graduate students, and professionals working in environmental microbiology, microbial physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, symbiosis research, and other prokaryote–eukaryote interaction disciplines.

Publication details

• Publisher: Caister Academic Press

• Editor: James W. B. Moir

• Format: Hardcover

• Pages: x + 250

• Publication date: July 2011

• ISBN-13: 978-1-904455-86-8

• DOI (publisher listing): 10.21775/9781910190432

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