1. Microbial Ecology Microenvironment Biofilm Microbial Competition Microbial Cooperation Enrichment and Isolation Methods

2. Winogradsky Column

3. Viable Stain AODC – Acridine Orange Direct Counts DAPI Counts Fluorescent Antibodies FISH – Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Chromosomal Painting

4. In Situ Reverse Transcription

5. Other Techniques Optical Tweezers

6. Microelectrodes Stable Isotopes

7. Soil Microbiology Desert Crust + Water

8. Aquatic Microbiology

9. Marine Microbiology Constant Salinity Oxygen Relationships Deep-Sea Microbiology Barotolerant Barophile

10. Hydrothermal Vents Black Smokers Tube Worms

11. Rumen Microbiology

12. Microbial Leaching of Ore Heavy Metal Transformation Mercury

13. Xenobiotic Biodegradation Petroleum Degradation

14. Plant-Microorganism Interaction Lichens Algae Fungus Rhizosphere Mycorhizae

15. Crown Gall Disease Agrobacterium Ti Plasmid

16. Bacterial Nitrogen Fixation Free living Bacteria – Azotobacter Symbiotic Bacteria- Rhizobium Root Nodules

17. Microbial Ecology Word List Microenvironment Biofilms Microbial Competition and Cooperation Enrichment and Isolation Methods Winogradsky Column Viable Stain Acridine Orange – AODC DAPI Fluorescent Antibodies FISH – Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Chromosomal Painting In Situ Reverse Transcription Optical Tweezers Microelectrodes Stable isotopes Soil Microbiology Aquatic Microbiology

18. Microbial Ecology Word List 2 Marine Microbiology Oxygen Relationships Deep-Sea Microbiology Barotolerant Barophiles Hydrothermal Vents Black Smokers Tube Worms Rumen Microbiology Microbial Leaching of Ores Heavy Metal Transformation Mercury Petroleum Biodegradation Xenobiotic Degradation Plant- Microorganism Interaction Lichen Mycorrhizae Agrobacterium Crown Gall Disease Root Nodules Symbiosis Rhizobium