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Methods for Study of Microbe-Mineral Interactions.

Patricia A. Maurice and Lesley A. Warren. CMS Workshop Lectures Series No. 14, The Clay Minerals Society, Chantilly, Virginia. ISBN 978-1-881208-15-0. Price: USD $30.

Smectech Research Consulting, Melbourne, Australia

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Microorganisms interact not only with minerals, but also respond to thermodynamic controls, as well as modifying their surroundings to influence mineral dissolution, formation, and reactivity. The Clay Minerals Society has produced another excellent resource in its line of Workshop Lecture Series, which (thanks to the editors Patricia A. Maurice and Lesley A. Warren) brings together leaders in the application of conventional and novel techniques to the study of these microbial–mineral interactions. The book focuses on useful methods and provides a large amount of useful information aimed at laying the groundwork for future studies in biogeochemistry.

This volume consists of four chapters : (1) ‘Introduction to microbial mineral interactions’ (P.A. Maurice and L.A. Warren); (2) ‘Counting and imaging bacteria on mineral surfaces’ (P.D. Bennett, A.S. Engel, and J.A. Roberts); (3) ‘Analysis of (bio)geochem-ical kinetics of Fe(III) oxides’ (S.L. Bantley, S. Ruebush, J.-H. Jang, and M. Tien); and (4) ‘Anaerobic microbial-mineral processes with Fe(III) oxides: experimental considerations and approaches’ (J.M. Zachara, J.K. . . . [Full Text of this Article]