Download or read book Bacteria in Oligotrophic Environments written by Richard Y. Morita and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-07-31 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing over 2000 references, this is the first book to examine the ecological and physiological consequences of oligotrophy (a lack of energy to support microbial growth) on microbes in their environment. Most environments on earth are oligotrophic.