This book provides a detailed description and analysis of the reduction and metabolism of
metals and metalloids by sulfate reducing bacteria. The molecular mechanisms of bacterial
resistance to copper are examined as well as extracellular electron transfer and bacterial
metal oxide respiration. Furthermore in this book enrichment isolation and physiology of
magnetotactic bacteria are discussed.The interactions of bacteria with metals in natural
environments and their role in metal cycling have been studied for decades. Advances in studies
of bacteria-metal interactions identified numerous important aspects of these interactions
such as bioremediation of metal-contaminated environments the role of metals in redox
reactions and other cellular functions as well as the role of metals in toxicity and
infection.Microbiologists environmental scientists and students interested in microbe
interactions with metals and their effect on the environment and their application in
biotechnology will be interested in the topics discussed in the book.
