Uncultivated microorganisms [electronic resource] / Slava S. Epstein, editor.

The estimate for the number of existing microbial species is 105 - 106, but only some thousands have been isolated in pure culture and described. The principal reason for this gigantic disparity is that, mysteriously, over 99% of all environmental microorganisms refuse to grow in the laboratory.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors:	Epstein, Slava S.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2009.
Series:	Microbiology monographs ; 10.
Subjects:	Microbial diversity. Microbial ecology. Microbiology > Cultures and culture media.