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Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes

Novel Research Results and Application
Buch | Hardcover
X, 342 Seiten
2017 | 2nd ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-48325-2 (ISBN)

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This entirely updated second edition provides an overview on the biology, ecology and biodiversity of extremophiles. Unusual and less explored ecosystems inhabited by extremophiles such as marine hypersaline deeps, extreme cold, desert sands, and man-made clean rooms for spacecraft assembly are presented. An additional focus is put on the role of these highly specialized microorganism in applied research fields, ranging from biotechnology and nanotechnology to astrobiology. Examples such as novel psychrophilic enzymes, compounds from halophiles, and detection strategies for potential extraterrestrial life forms are discussed in detail.
The book addresses researchers and advanced students in the fields of microbiology, microbial ecology and biotechnology.

Prof. (em) Dr. Helga Stan-LotterDivision of Molecular BiologyUniversity of Salzburg, AustriaAssoc. Prof. Dr. Sergiu FendrihanUniversity Vasile Goldis Arad, Romania

1.Physico-chemical boundaries of life.- 2.Microbial diversity in deep hypersaline anoxic basins.- 3.Microbial speciation in the geothermal ecosystem.- 4.Bacterial adaptation to hot and dry deserts.- 5.Extremophiles in Antarctica: Life at low temperatures.- 6.Anhydrobiotic rock-inhabiting cyanobacteria: Potential for astrobiology and biotechnology.- 7.Psychrophilic microorganisms as important source for biotechnological processes.- 8.Halophilic microorganisms from man-made and natural hypersaline environments: Physiology, ecology, and biotechnological potential.- 9.Applications of extremophiles in astrobiology: Habitability and life detection strategies.- 10.Extremophiles in spacecraft assembly clean rooms.- 11.The Extreme Biology of Meteorites: Their Role in Understanding the Origin and Distribution of Life on Earth and in the Universe.

"This book is a revised and expanded edition of a collective work, first published in 2011 ... . readers will experience a real taste of the topics being explored in the extremophile community. The excellent color photographs on glossy paper also help uninitiated readers gain a better sense of the field-based aspects of microbial habitability studies. This book is for libraries with holdings in astrobiology. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals." (P. K. Strother, Choice, Vol. 55 (1), September, 2017)

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo X, 342 p. 46 illus., 41 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Schlagworte Astrobiology • biodiversity • Biomedical and Life Sciences • Ecological science, the Biosphere • Ecosystems • extremophiles • halophiles • Life sciences: general issues • Microbial Biotechnology • microbial ecology • Microbiology • Microbiology (non-medical) • temperature stress
ISBN-10 3-319-48325-0 / 3319483250
ISBN-13 978-3-319-48325-2 / 9783319483252
Zustand Neuware
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