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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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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)
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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 ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-68367-094-9 |
1-55581-718-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910574098403321 |
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