Principles and applications of soil microbiology / edited by Terry J. Gentry (Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States), Jeffry J. Fuhrmann (Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States), David A. Zuberer (Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States).

Preceded by: Principles and applications of soil microbiology / edited by David M. Sylvia ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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