Priorities for microbial biodiversity research: Summary and recommendations

Conference · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:584912

Microbial diversity is an unseen national as well as international resource that deserves greater attention. Too small to be seen no longer means too small to be studied or values. Microbial diversity encompasses the spectrum of microscopic organisms including bacteria, fungi, algae and protozoa. These organisms populate the soil, water and air that surround us and live in more unusual environments such as the boiling water of hydrothermal vents, deep ocean trenches and alkali lakes. This report summarizes a workshop on microbial biodiversity which was organized by the Center for Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University.

• Research Organization: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AI05-92ER61475
• OSTI ID: 584912
• Report Number(s): CONF-9206476-Summ.; ON: DE98001855; TRN: AHC29808%%52
• Resource Relation: Conference: Conference on priorities in bacterial diversity research, East Lansing, MI (United States), Jun 1992; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
09 BIOMASS FUELS
MICROORGANISMS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
MEETINGS
ECOLOGY
HABITAT
ECOSYSTEMS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIODEGRADATION