Polar microbiology [[electronic resource] ] : life in a deep freeze / / edited by Robert V. Miller and Lyle G. Whyte

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910877394803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : ASM Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-68367-094-9; 1-55581-718-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MillerRobert V <1945-> (Robert Verne); WhyteLyle G
• Disciplina: 577.5/8
• Soggetti: Extreme environments - Microbiology; Microbial ecology - Polar regions; Microbiology - Research - Polar regions
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""I Microbial Diversity in Polar Environments""; ""1. Bacterial Diversity in Polar Habitats""; ""Introduction""; ""Antarctica""; ""The Arctic""; ""Microbial Mats""; ""Sea Ice Microbial Communities""; ""Effects of Climate Change on Polar Regions""; ""Conclusions and Future Work""; ""References""; ""2. Archaea""; ""Introduction and Overview""; ""Antarctic Environments""; ""Arctic Environments""; ""Polar Comparisons of Archaeal Diversity""; ""Highlights of Recent Findings""; ""Archaea in Polar Environments and Climate Change""""Future Work Needed""; ""Summary""; ""References""; ""3. Bacteriophages at The Poles""; ""Life Choices""; ""Nutrient Availability""; ""Phages at The Poles""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""4. Fungi in Polar Environments""; ""Introduction""; ""Fungi in Various Extremely Cold Environments""; ""Indigenous Groups of Fungi in Polar Environments""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""II Adaptations and Physiology of Cold-Adapted Microorganisms in Polar Environments""; ""5. General Characteristics of Cold-Adapted Microorganisms""; ""Introduction""""Kinetic and Biochemical Challenges at Low Temperature""; ""Fluidity at Cold Temperatures""; ""Macromolecular ; Stability at Low Temperature""; ""Water Activity and Freezing""; ""Subeutectic Metabolism: Residual Reactions or Survival Strategy?""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""6. Genomic and Expression Analyses of Cold-Adapted Microorganisms""; ""Introduction""; ""Ecological Evidence of Bacterial Adaptation to Cold""; ""Gene Expression Responses to The Cold""; ""Protein Adaptations to Cold""; ""Comparison of Cold-And Warm-Adapted Exiguobacterium Strains""; ""Summary and Future Directions""""References""; ""7. Metagenomic Analysis of Polar Ecosystems""; ""Introduction""; ""Marine Ecosystems""; ""Terrestrial Ecosystems""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""8. Polar Microorganisms and Biotechnology""; ""Introduction""; ""Advantages of Polar Microorganisms in Biotechnology""; ""Bioprospecting The Polar Genetic Resources""; ""Polar Bacteria as Cell Factories""; ""Cold-Active Enzymes in Biotechnology""; ""Industrial Enzymes From Polar Microorganisms""; ""Polar Proteins in Molecular Biology and Cosmetics""; ""Hydrocarbon Bioremediation in Polar Environments""""Wastewater Treatment in Cold Environments""; ""Polar Plants and Animals in Biotechnology""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""III Ecology and Biochemical Cycling of Polar Microbiology Communities""; ""9. Microbial Carbon Cycling in Permafrost""; ""Introduction""; ""Carbon Turnover in Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems""; ""Methane-Cycling MIcrobial Communities""; ""References""; ""10. Polar Marine Microbiology""; ""Introduction""; ""Polar Microbiology""; ""Microbial Food Webs and Nutrient Cycling""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""11. Cryospheric Environments in Polar Regions (Glaciers and Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Ice Shelves)""