Autotrophic Micro-Organisms
Fourth Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology Held at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, April 1954

Originally published in 1954, this book contains articles on the nature of autotrophic micro-organisms and their importance for processes such as maintaining soil fertility.

B. A. Fry (Edited by), J. L. Peel (Edited by)

9781316509852, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2016

320 pages
23.4 x 1.8 x 15.6 cm, 0.49 kg

Originally published in 1954, this book contains a series of thirteen articles, forming the basis of lectures delivered at the Fourth Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology during that year. The articles investigate the nature of autotrophic micro-organisms and their importance for processes such as maintaining soil fertility. Discussion of micro-organisms which possess a mixture of autotrophic and heterotrophic characteristics is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in microbiology, biochemistry and the history of science.

Editors' preface
Nomenclature of nutritional types of micro-organisms based on energy sources
1. The no man's land between the autotrophic and heterotrophic ways of life D. D. Woods and June Lascelles
2. The nature and relationships of autotrophic bacteria K. A. Bisset and Joyce B. Grace
3. Some aspects of the physiology of thiobacilli K. Baalsrud
4. Some aspects of the physiology of nitrifying bacteria H. Lees
5. The nitrogen metabolism of the blue-green algae (myxophyceae) G. E. Fogg and Miriam Wolfe
6. Ammonia and nitrate assimilation by green algae (chlorophyceae) P. J. Syrett
7. Mechanism of photosynthesis H. Gaffron
8. The photolitho-autotrophic bacteria and their energy relations H. Larsen
9. The utilizaton of organic compounds by photosynthetic bacteria S. R. Elsden
10. The role of accessory pigments in photosynthesis L. R. Blinks
11. Problems in the mass cultivation of photo-autotrophic micro-organisms E. C. Wassink
12. The economic importance of autotrophic micro-organisms K. R. Butlin and J. R. Postgate.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]