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

Peter J. Bottomley is a professor of microbiology and soil science at Oregon State University.

J. Scott Angle is a professor of agronomy at the University of Maryland.

R.W. Weaver is a professor of soil microbiology at Texas A&M.