Microbial Biodiversity, Measurement of

Kate M. Scow; Egbert Schwartz; Mara J. Johnson; Jennifer L. Macalady

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00434-2

Microbial Biodiversity, Measurement of

Kate M. Scow, Egbert Schwartz, Mara J. Johnson, Jennifer L. Macalady

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Abstract

Microbial diversity is the measure of the number or relative abundance of microbial species in a local area or region. Measuring microbial diversity may involve counting individual species, numbers of functional groups, or units operationally defined by the particular method being used.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	259-270
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123847195
ISBN (Print)	9780123847201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00434-2
State	Published - Jan 1 2001

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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