Advances in Microbial Ecology

1 Achromatium oxaliferum: Understanding the Unmistakable.- 1. Historical Introduction.- 2. Phylogeny of A. oxaliferum.- 3. Morphology and Ultrastructure.- 4. The Habitat of A. oxaliferum.- 5. Physiology and Biogeochemical Role.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 2 Bacterial Manganese and Iron Reduction in Aquatic Sediments.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Iron and Manganese in Aquatic Sediments.- 3. Manganese- and Iron-Reducing Microorganisms in Culture.- 4. Microbial Manganese and Iron Reduction in Sediments.- 5. Summary.- References.- 3 Plant-Associated Methane Oxidation in Rice Fields and Wetlands.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Global Balance: Methanogenesis and Methanotrophy.- 3. The Environment: Flooded Soils and Wetland Plants.- 4. Methane Oxidation: Organisms, Physiology, and Activities.- 5. Conclusion.- References.- 4 Heterotrophic, Planktonic Bacteria and Cycling of Phosphorus Requirements, Competitive Ability, and Food Web Interactions.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Models for Predicting Growth Rate and Competitive Ability of Phosphorus-Limited Planktonic Bacteria.- 3. Kinetic Characterization of Heterotrophic Bacteria.- 4. Comparison of the Competitive Ability of Heterotrophic Bacteria, Planktonic Algae Cyanobacteria.- 5. The Role of Heterotrophic Planktonic Bacteria in Phosphorus Cycling in the Photic Zone of Lakes.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 5 Ecological Aspects of Biological Phosphorus Removal in Activated Sludge Systems.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Functions of Poly-P.- 3. Biosynthesis and Degradation of Poly-P.- 4. Phosphate Transport in Acinetobacter johnsonii 210A.- 5. Biological Phosphorus Removal.- 6. Summary and Outlook.- References.- 6 Effect of Chirality on the Microbial Degradation and the Environmental Fate of Chiral Pollutants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Historical Background.- 3. Biological Macromolecules of Homochiral Monomers.- 4. Chirality and Biological Activity.- 5. Microbial Degradation and Environmental Fate of Chiral Pollutants ....- 6. Conclusion.- References.- 7