Chapter6MicrobialecologyandresourcesEcology生态学Resources资源Twoterms:1
Microbialecology:Isnowusedinageneralwaytodescribethepresenceanddistributionofmicrobes
Itisthestudyofthebehaviorandactivitiesofmicrobesintheirnaturalenvironments
Environmentalmicrobiology:Incomparison,relatesprimarilytoall-overmicrobialprocessesthatoccurinasoil,waterorfood,asexamples
itisnotconcernedwiththeparticularmicroenvironmentwherethemicrobesactuallyarefunctioning,butwiththebroader-scaleeffectsofmicrobialpresenceandactivities
1Microbesinnatureecosystem6
1MicrobesandmicroenvironmentInamicrobialecosystem,individualcellsgrowtoformpopulations
Metabolicallyrelatedpopulationsconstitutegroupingscalledguilds
Setsofguildsconductingcomplementaryphysiologicalprocessesinteracttoformmicrobialcommunities
Microbialcommunitie