Editor
Christon J. Hurst
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Universidad del Valle
Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia
ISSN 2366-3324
ISSN 2366-3332 (electronic)
Advances in Environmental Microbiology
ISBN 978-3-030-63511-4
ISBN 978-3-030-63512-1 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63512-1
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Cover illustration: “Volvox reimagined” is a montage image created in 2015 and is being used with
permission of the artist, Christon J. Hurst. Those images incorporated into this montage were: center image
“Aspergillus flavus” (author: Hossein Mirhendi, image supplied by and used with author’s permission);
clockwise from upper right “Micrasterias” (author: Rogelio Moreno Gill, image supplied by and used with
author’s permission), “BrownGiantKelp3600ppx” (author: FASTILY, Creative Commons Attribution
Share Alike 3.0 Unported license), “Stumpfungus” (author: Ecornerdropshop, public domain image),
“Letharia vulpina JHollinger crop” (author: Jason Hollinger, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
3.0 Unported license), “Phytoplankton - the foundation of the oceanic food chain”, (author: NOAA MESA
Project, public domain image), “Spirogyra cell” (author: Jasper Nance, Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 3.0 Unported license), “Morelasci” (author: Peter G. Werner, Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 3.0 Unported license).
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Christon J. Hurst
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Universidad del Valle
Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia
ISSN 2366-3324
ISSN 2366-3332 (electronic)
Advances in Environmental Microbiology
ISBN 978-3-030-63511-4
ISBN 978-3-030-63512-1 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63512-1
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the
material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation,
broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information
storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology
now known or hereafter developed.
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication
does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant
protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this
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the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any
errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional
claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Cover illustration: “Volvox reimagined” is a montage image created in 2015 and is being used with
permission of the artist, Christon J. Hurst. Those images incorporated into this montage were: center image
“Aspergillus flavus” (author: Hossein Mirhendi, image supplied by and used with author’s permission);
clockwise from upper right “Micrasterias” (author: Rogelio Moreno Gill, image supplied by and used with
author’s permission), “BrownGiantKelp3600ppx” (author: FASTILY, Creative Commons Attribution
Share Alike 3.0 Unported license), “Stumpfungus” (author: Ecornerdropshop, public domain image),
“Letharia vulpina JHollinger crop” (author: Jason Hollinger, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
3.0 Unported license), “Phytoplankton - the foundation of the oceanic food chain”, (author: NOAA MESA
Project, public domain image), “Spirogyra cell” (author: Jasper Nance, Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 3.0 Unported license), “Morelasci” (author: Peter G. Werner, Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 3.0 Unported license).
This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland