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The origin of life and its early history; the lithosphere as a microbialhabitat; the hydrosphere as a microbial habitat; geomicrobial processes - aphysiological and biochemical overview; methods in geomicrobiology; microbialformation anddegredation of carbonates; geomicrobial interactions withsilicon; geomicrobial of aluminum - microbes and bauxite; geomicrobialinteractions with phosphorus; geomicrobially important interactions withnitrogen; geomicrobial interactions with arsnic andantimony; geomicrobiologyof mercury; geomicrobiology of iron; geomicrobiology of manganes;geomicrobiology interactions with chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, uranium andpoloinum; geomicrobiology of sulfur; biogenesis and biodegradation ofsulfideminerals on the Earth's surface; geomicrobiology of selenium andtellurium; geomicrobiology of fossil fuels.