Title: Microbes and biological productivity : twenty-first symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at University College, London, April 1971.
Authors: Society for General Microbiology. 1971 :; Society for General Microbiology.
Publisher: Published for the Society for General Microbiology at the University Press,
Year: 1971
Subjects: Mycology; Bacteriology; Microorganisms Congresses.; Biological productivity Congresses.
Contents: The productivity of microorganisms : a catalytic factor for research and transdisciplinary cooperation / C.-G Hedén and N. Molin -- Hydrocarbons as a source of single-cell protein / J.F. Wilkinson -- Algae and lithotrophic bacteria as food sources / W.A. Vincent -- Microbial production of food additives / Arnold L. Demain -- Microbial disease and plant productivity / S.H. Crowdy and J.G. Manners -- Microbial diseases and animal productivity / J.B. Derbyshire -- The role of intestinal flora in animal nutrition / D. Lewis and H. Swan -- Ecological essentials of antimicrobial food preservation / D.A.A. Mossel -- Microbes as biological control agents / J.R. Norris -- Microbial activity in aquatic environments / J.D.H. Strickland -- Microbial productivity in soil / T.R.G. Gray and S.T. Williams -- Relevant aspects of the physiological chemistry of nitrogen fixation / J.R. Postgate -- Associations of microbes and roots / J.L. Harley -- Microbial productivity in polar regions / J. Bunt -- Limits of microbial productivity in the ocean / W. Vishniac.