Screen LibraryPsychrophiles: From Biodiversity to Biotechnology /
This completely updated and revised second edition presents the most recent developments and advances in the field of microbial life in the cold, as well as the latest insights into the psychrophilic lifestyle. It particularly focuses on the exploitation of psychrophiles as a source of cold-active e...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57057-0 |
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This completely updated and revised second edition presents the most recent developments and advances in the field of microbial life in the cold, as well as the latest insights into the psychrophilic lifestyle. It particularly focuses on the exploitation of psychrophiles as a source of cold-active enzymes and biopolymers, and their benefits in the fields of biomedicine and bioremediation. Written by leading international experts, the book is intended for microbiologists, ecologists, molecular biologists, biochemists, environmental scientists and biotechnologists in academia and industry. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319570570 |
| Index Number: | QR100 |
| CLC: | Q938.1 |
| Contents: | The Climate of Snow and Ice as Boundary Condition for Microbial Life -- Limits for Microbial Life at Subzero Temperatures -- Aeromicrobiology -- Microbial Life in Supraglacial Environments -- Microbiology of Subglacial Environments -- Viruses in Glacial Environments -- Microbial Life in the Deep Sea: Psychropiezophiles -- Microbial Life in Permafrost -- Cyanobacteria in Polar and Alpine Ecosystems -- Enzyme Catalysis in Psychrophiles -- Cryoprotectants and Ice-Binding Proteins -- The Role of Exopolysaccharides in Microbial Adaptation to Cold Habitats -- Molecular Structure of Lipopolysacchar |