LEADER 04671nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910877394803321 005 20190606213207.0 010 $a1-68367-094-9 010 $a1-55581-718-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001041456 035 $a(EBL)3002497 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000835926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11525172 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11006490 035 $a(PQKB)10993609 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3002497 035 $a(PPN)172527732 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001041456 100 $a20110823d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPolar microbiology$b[electronic resource] $elife in a deep freeze /$fedited by Robert V. Miller and Lyle G. Whyte 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cASM Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (333 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55581-604-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""11. Cryospheric Environments in Polar Regions (Glaciers and Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Ice Shelves)"" 606 $aExtreme environments$xMicrobiology 606 $aMicrobial ecology$zPolar regions 606 $aMicrobiology$xResearch$zPolar regions 615 0$aExtreme environments$xMicrobiology. 615 0$aMicrobial ecology 615 0$aMicrobiology$xResearch 676 $a577.5/8 701 $aMiller$b Robert V$g(Robert Verne),$f1945-$01758296 701 $aWhyte$b Lyle G$01758297 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910877394803321 996 $aPolar microbiology$94196459 997 $aUNINA