Marine microbiology : ecology and applications / Colin Munn ; with foreword by Farooq Azam.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nucleic-Acid-Based Methods -- Metabolic Diversity and Ecophysiology -- Marine Bacteria. Overview of Diversity of the Bacteria ; Major Types of Marine Bacteria, Grouped by Phenotype -- Marine Archaea -- Marine Eukaryotic Microbes -- Marine Viruses -- Microbes in Ocean Processes : Carbon Cycling -- Microbes in Ocean Processes : Nitrogen, Sulfur, Iron, and Phosphorus Cycling -- Symbiotic Associations -- Microbial Diseases of Marine Organisms. Diseases of Invertebrates ; Diseases of Vertebrates ; Diseases of Seaweeds and Seagrasses -- Marine Microbes as Agents of Human Disease -- Microbial Aspects of Marine Biofouling, Biodeterioration, and Pollution. Biofouling And Biodeterioration ; Microbial aspects of Marine Pollution by Sewage ; Oil and other Chemical Pollution -- Marine Microbes and Biotechnology -- Concluding Remarks.

arine Microbiology brings together microbial biology and ecology to create an integrated approach that addresses environmental management, human health, and economic concerns. The Second Edition takes into account many new discoveries in the field including the role of microbes in ocean processes and nutrient cycles, the importance of viruses, the beneficial role of marine microbes in biotechnology, biofuels, metagenomics and synthetic biology, and new research on the impact of climate change and ocean acidification.

The first three sections review the main features of the marine environment and key aspects of marine microbial life; the second section examines the role of marine microorganisms in ecology; and the final section considers some of the applications of this knowledge in areas such as disease and biodegradation.