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



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Titolo: Polar microbiology [[electronic resource] ] : life in a deep freeze / / edited by Robert V. Miller and Lyle G. Whyte Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : ASM Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
Disciplina: 577.5/8
Soggetto topico: Extreme environments - Microbiology
Microbial ecology - Polar regions
Microbiology - Research - Polar regions
Altri autori: MillerRobert V <1945-> (Robert Verne)  
WhyteLyle G  
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)""
Titolo autorizzato: Polar microbiology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-68367-094-9
1-55581-718-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910830571703321
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