A review of the book Environmental Molecular Microbiology from Mercedes Berlanga, University of Barcelona, Spain:

"Although measuring the reservoir of prokaryotic diversity is not a trivial task, fortunately, microbial ecology is currently benefiting from a technological boom with respect to the rapid development of molecular techniques, in general, and 'omics' technologies in particular (genomics-metagenomics, proteomics-metaproteomics, transcriptomes). These techniques and their applications are the subject of Environmental Molecular Microbiology, which provides a state-of-the- art molecular toolbox to study microbial ecology.

Understanding the ecology of microorganisms is inarguably one of the most compelling intellectual challenges facing contemporary ecology. Environmental Molecular Microbiology is highly recommended to students and researchers interested in microbial diversity and ecology. The knowledge and methodologies described in the book offer invaluable research tools with which to meet this challenge."

read more at: Environmental Molecular Microbiology

Further reading:

• Molecular Phylogeny of Microorganisms
• Metagenomics: Theory, Methods and Applications
• Microbial Population Genetics

Labels: book review, Ecology of Microorganisms, environmental molecular microbiology, microbial ecology, Prokaryotic Diversity