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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298282603321

Autore

Babu Prasanti

Titolo

Extremophiles and Their Applications in Medical Processes / / by Prasanti Babu, Anuj K. Chandel, Om V. Singh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-12808-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (58 p.)

Collana

Extremophilic Bacteria, , 2570-4648

Disciplina

578.75/8

579

610

660.62

Soggetti

Medicine

Microbiology

Biomedicine, general

Applied Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Survival mechanisms of Extremophiles -- Therapeutic Implications of Extremophiles -- Challenges in advancing extremophiles for therapeutic applications -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Extremophiles are known to thrive under harsh environmental conditions. Many extremophilic bio-products are already used as life-saving drugs. Recent technological advancements of systems biology have opened the door to explore these organisms anew as sources of products that might prove useful in clinical, environmental and drug development.