Halophiles and Hypersaline Environments (eBook)

Current Research and Future Trends

Antonio Ventosa, Aharon Oren, Yanhe Ma (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 2011
XX, 387 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-20198-1 (ISBN)

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This book presents the latest results in the exploration of halophilic bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses. Basic and molecular aspects as well as possible biotechnological applications of halophiles are highlighted by leading scientists. Topics include: the family Halomonadaceae; the hypersaline lakes of Inner Mongolia ; Salinibacter ruber - from genomics to microevolution and ecology; the impact of lipidomics on the microbial world of hypersaline environments; molecular mechanisms of adaptation to high salt concentration in the black yeast Hortaea werneckii; viruses in hypersaline environments; initiation and regulation of translation in halophilic Archaea; protein transport into and across haloarchaeal cytoplasmic membranes; protein glycosylation in Haloferax volcanii; the effect of anoxic conditions and temperature on gas vesicle formation in Halobacterium salinarum; halophiles exposed to multiple stressors; cellular adjustments of Bacillus subtilis to fluctuating salinities; the nature and function of carotenoids in Halobacillus halophilus; xanthorhodopsin; enzymatic biomass degradation by halophilic microorganisms; and enzymes from halophilic Archaea.

Inhalt

1. Helge Larsen (1922-2005) and his contributions to the study of halophilic microorganismsAharon Oren, Antonio Ventosa and Yanhe Ma 2. The halophilic world of Lourens Baas BeckingAharon Oren3. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biotechnological interest of the family HalomonadaceaeRafael R. de la Haba, Cristina Sánchez-Porro and Antonio Ventosa4. The hypersaline lakes of Inner Mongolia – the MGAtech projectWilliam D. Grant, Eulyn Pagaling, M. Carmen Márquez, M. Carmen Gutiérrez, Don A. Cowan, Yanhe Ma, Brian E. Jones, Antonio Ventosa and Shaun Heaphy5. From genomics to microevolution and ecology: the case of Salinibacter ruberArantxa Peña, Hanno Teeling, Jaime Huerta-Cepas, Fernando Santos, Inmaculada Meseguer, Marianna Lucio, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Joaquín Dopazo, Ramon Rosselló-Móra, Margarete Schüler, Frank Oliver Glöckner, Rudolf Amann, Toni Gabaldón and Josefa Antón6. Impact of lipidomics on the microbial world of hypersaline environmentsPatrizia Lopalco, Simona Lobasso, Maristella Baronio, Roberto Angelini and Angela Corcelli7. Molecular mechanisms of adaptations to high salt concentration in the extremely halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii Ana Plemenitaš and Nina Gunde-Cimerman8. Viruses from the hypersaline environmentElina Roine and Hanna M. Oksanen9. Haloviruses of Great Salt Lake: a model for understanding viral diversityBonnie K. Baxter, Mihnea R. Mangalea, Smaranda Willcox, Shereen Sabet, Miriam-Nirvana Nagoulat and Jack D. Griffith 10. Initiation and regulation of translation in halophilic ArchaeaJörg Soppa11. Protein transport into and across haloarchaeal cytoplasmic membranesKieran Dilks, Maria Ines Gimenez, Manuela Tripepi and Mecky Pohlschröder 12. Salty and sweet – Protein glycosylation in Haloferax volcaniiJerry Eichler, Doron Calo, Lina Kaminski, Lina Kandiba, Zvia Konrad, Hilla Magidovich, Shai Naparstek and Sophie Yurist-Doutsch13. Effect of anoxic conditions and temperature on gas vesicle formation in Halobacterium salinarumFelicitas Pfeifer, Regina Frommherz, Karin Faist, Torsten Hechler, Katharina Teufel and Larissa Marschaus14. Halophiles exposed concomitantly to multiple stressors: adaptive mechanisms of halophilic alkalithermophilesNoha M. Mesbah and Juergen Wiegel15. Cellular adjustments of Bacillus subtilis and other Bacilli to fluctuating salinities Marco Pittelkow and Erhard Bremer16. The nature and function of carotenoids in the moderately halophilic bacterium Halobacillus halophilusSaskia Köcher and Volker Müller17. XanthorhodopsinJanos K. Lanyi and Sergei P. Balashov18. Enzymatic biomass degradation by halophilic microorganismsMatthew B. Begemann, Melanie R. Mormile, Varun G. Paul and Daniel J. Vidt 19. Enzymes from halophilic Archaea: open questionsMaría José Bonete and Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa20. A short history of the symposia on halophilic microorganisms: from Rehovot 1978 to Beijing 2010Aharon Oren

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2011
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 387 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Exobiology • extremophiles • halophiles • hypersaline environments • osmoregulation
• ISBN-10: 3-642-20198-9 / 3642201989
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-20198-1 / 9783642201981