Part I

Read the following chapters in the Microbiology etext available at https://www.boundless.com/microbiology/textbooks/boundless-microbiology-textbook/

Chapter 16:  Microbial Ecology

Section 1:  Microbial Ecology

Section 2:  Soil and Plant Microbiology

Section 4:  Nutrient Cycles

Section 5:  Microbial Symbioses

Section 6:  Microbial Bioremediation

Part II

Research a microbe that can be used in bioremediation and one that associates with a plant, and provide the following information for each:

1) Scientific name and identification as a bacteria or fungus

2) Which biogeochemical cycle it participates in (Carbon, nitrogen, or phosphorus cycling)

SLP Assignment Expectations

To complete Part I, complete your readings by the due date. You may use the readings from your Boundless etext as a scholarly reference to complete Part II. Include a References section that lists these and any additional sources you used (refer to the Background page). For any additional research you do to complete your assignment, please use scholarly references such as a peer-reviewed journal article or a government-sponsored or university-sponsored website. As you read through your sources, take notes from your sources and then write your paper in your own words, describing what you have learned from your research. Direct quotes should be limited and must be designated by quotation marks. Paraphrased ideas must give credit to the original author, for example (Murray, 2014). Direct copying from “homework help” websites will not receive credit.

Submit your answers to Part II as a Word document