Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments

ISBN-13: 9780471026181 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 336 str.

Horikoshi; Rickford Grant; Koki Horikoshi

Opis

Extremophiles are life-forms that thrive under some of the harshest conditions found on Earth. This resource provides a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge about this fascinating group of life-forms. Over the course of 11 contributed chapters, 26 experts from around the globe identify known extremophiles, explore their unique ecologies and physiologies, and discuss current and future biotechnological applications.

Providing the most up-to-date coverage available of this rapidly advancing field, this book:
* Combines the latest research finding with informed speculation about extremophile evolution, ecology, physiology, and genetics
* Covers all types of extremophiles, including hyperthermophiles, psychrophiles, halophiles, acidophiles, alkaliophiles, and anaerobic extremophiles
* Explores current and future industrial applications, such as alkaliophile bioenergetics, metal recovery, and toxic waste disposal

Recenzje

"...any scientist working on any aspect of extremophiles will need a copy of this book." (Chemtracts – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Vol. 12, Number 10)

Spis treści

Hyperthermophiles: Isolation, Classification and Properties (K. Stetter).

Psychrophiles (N. Russell & T. Hamamoto).

Empirical and Theoretical Aspects of Life at High Pressure in the Deep Sea (A. Yayanos).

Halophiles (W. Grant, et al.).

Acidophilic Microorganisms (P. Norris & D. Johnson).

Alkaliphiles (K. Horikoshi).

Alkaliphile Bioenergetics (D. Ivey, et al.).

Extremophilic, Methanogenic Archaea and Their Adaptation Mechanisms (S. Ni & D. Boone).

Reduction of Metal Cations and Oxyanions by Anaerobic and Metal–Resistant Microorganisms: Chemistry, Physiology, and Potential for the Control and Bioremediation of Toxic Metal Pollution (C. White & G. Gadd).

Anaerobic Non–Methanogenic Extremophiles (L. Mermelstein & J. Zeikus).

Organic Solvent Tolerance in Microorganisms (R. Aono & A. Inoue).

Index.

Blurb

Extremophiles are life–forms that thrive under some of the harshest conditions found on Earth. In recent years, extremophiles have been discovered in such inhospitable places as active volcanoes, deep sea vents, and the ultrasaline remnants of extinct inland seas. Extensive studies of extremophile ecology, physiology, and molecular biology have yielded valuable information about life processes at every level, with a number of important industrial applications.

Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments provides a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge about this fascinating group of life–forms. Over the course of eleven contributed chapters, twenty–six experts from around the globe identify known extremophiles, explore their unique ecologies and physiologies, and discuss current and future biotechnological applications.

Providing the most up–to–date coverage currently available of a rapidly advancing field, Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments:

• Combines the latest research findings with informed speculation about extremophile evolution, ecology, physiology, and genetics
• Covers all types of extremophiles, including hyperthermophiles, psychrophiles, halophiles, acidophiles, alkaliophiles, and anaerobic extremophiles
• Explores current and future industrial applications, such as alkaliophile bioenergetics, metal recovery, and toxic waste disposal

An indispensable working resource for industrial microbiologists and molecular biologists, Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments is also a thought–provoking and accessible introduction to the field for all interested scientists.