水生微生物生態學是一個新興的交叉學科領域，近年來日益分化。本卷的目的是為生物化學和分子方法提出一個框架，這些方法越來越廣泛地用于研究水生微生物群落和生態系統功能。本書介紹了現代分子研究技術在體外酶、微生物碳代謝、細菌種群動態、RNA化學分類、微生物群落、質粒和適應環境條件等方面的最新應用。為湖泊學家、海洋生物學家和所有對環境微生物學和生態學分子方面感興趣的研究人員編寫的這本書，將為這個新興領域提供一個令人興奮的介紹。

Aquatic microbial ecology, a growing interdisciplinary field, has become increasingly compartmentalized in recent years. The aim of this volume is to propose a framework for biochemical and molecular approaches, which are employed ever more widely in studies of aquatic microbial communities and ecosystem functioning. The book presents state of the art applications of modern molecular research techniques to a range of topics in ectoenzymes microbial carbon metabolism bacterial population dynamics RNA chemotaxonomy of microbial communities plasmids and adaptation to environmental conditions. Written for limnologists, marine biologists, and all researchers interested in environmental microbiology and molecular aspects of ecology, this volume will provide a stimulating introduction to this emerging field.