LEADER 04321nam 22007215 450 001 9910254099803321 005 20200630071856.0 010 $a4-431-55408-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-4-431-55408-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000621826 035 $a(EBL)4456503 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001654043 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16433056 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001654043 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14982649 035 $a(PQKB)11178083 035 $a(DE-He213)978-4-431-55408-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4456503 035 $a(PPN)192770667 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000621826 100 $a20160323d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExtremophiles$b[electronic resource] $eWhere It All Began /$fby Koki Horikoshi 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aTokyo :$cSpringer Japan :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a4-431-55407-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1 Prologue -- 2 Earlier Microbiology -- 3 The University of Tokyo and Purdue University -- 4 Alkaliphiles -- 5 The Ingham Family and Biosciences -- 6 Superbugs project -- 7 Medal Lecture at the Royal Society -- 8 JAMSTEC Deep Star -- 9 Samples From 10,898 Meters Beneath the Pacific Ocean -- 10 His Majesty the Emperor and the Deep Sea -- 11 New Scientific Journal Extremophiles and the International Society of Extremophiles -- 12 My Lifelong Friend Hubert Gottschling -- 13 Epilogue. 330 $aKoki Horikoshi ? discoverer of the alkaliphiles, microbes that thrive in alkaline environments ? describes in his autobiography how the research on extremophiles started and developed. He is a pioneer in the study of these microorganisms that thrive in extreme conditions, and in his book he opens a new vista of the microbial world, pushing the field to expand from the surface of the Earth to the subsurface, to the deep sea and outer space. All major developments in extremophiles research are covered, stretching back to the historical use of microbes in mixed fermentation, indigo dyeing and the pasteurisation of sake. Events in Horikoshi?s life provide many valuable insights into the life of a budding scientist, inspired by the Renaissance culture of Florence that led him to the discovery of the alkaliphiles. Our daily lives have been greatly affected by Horikoshi?s research, such as the extensive screening he conducted for enzymes produced by alkaliphiles, now applied in many industries from biological laundry detergents to pharmaceutics. The book also reflects on numerous milestone events and people who contributed to the establishment of this field, including colleagues from all over the world. This book is a good read for all microbiologists, encouraging readers to reach out to new worlds and discoveries. It will be treasured by all those interested in a life of a real pioneer. 606 $aNature 606 $aEnvironment 606 $aMicrobiology 606 $aBiotechnology 606 $aMicrobial ecology 606 $aPopular Science in Nature and Environment$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q16000 606 $aMicrobiology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L23004 606 $aBiotechnology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C12002 606 $aMicrobial Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19082 607 $aJapan$2fast 608 $aAutobiographies$2fast 608 $aBiography.$2fast 608 $aAutobiographies.$2lcgft 615 0$aNature. 615 0$aEnvironment. 615 0$aMicrobiology. 615 0$aBiotechnology. 615 0$aMicrobial ecology. 615 14$aPopular Science in Nature and Environment. 615 24$aMicrobiology. 615 24$aBiotechnology. 615 24$aMicrobial Ecology. 676 $a500 700 $aHorikoshi$b Koki$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0291969 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254099803321 996 $aExtremophiles$92517140 997 $aUNINA