Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms / / ed. by Natuschka M. Lee.
This book provides a broad overview how extremophiles can be used in biotechnology, including for the production and degradation of compounds. It reviews various recent discoveries and applications related to a large variety of extremophiles, considering both prokaryotes as well as eukaryotes.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Life in Extreme Environments ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XXI, 403 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributing authors -- 1 Extremophiles: a promising source of novel natural products -- 2 The extremophilic pharmacy: drug discovery at the limits of life -- 3 Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacteria for production of biotechnologically interesting compounds -- 4 Extremozymes: from discovery to novel bio-products -- 5 The compatible solute ectoine: protection mechanisms, strain development, and industrial production -- 6 Thermophilic photosynthesis-based microbial communities – energy production and conversion -- 7 Photosynthesis at high latitudes – adaptation of photosynthetic microorganisms to Nordic climates -- 8 Roles of extremophiles in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil environment -- 9 Bioremediative potential of bacteria in cold desert environments -- 10 Subsurface extremophiles and nuclear waste storage -- 11 Metal bioleaching: fundamentals and geobiotechnical application of aerobic and anaerobic acidophiles -- 12 Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth -- 13 The biotechnological potential of yeast under extreme conditions -- 14 Biotechnological potential of tardigrades -- Index |
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Summary: | This book provides a broad overview how extremophiles can be used in biotechnology, including for the production and degradation of compounds. It reviews various recent discoveries and applications related to a large variety of extremophiles, considering both prokaryotes as well as eukaryotes. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110424331 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110659061 9783110616859 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704808 9783110704600 |
ISSN: | 2197-9227 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110424331 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Natuschka M. Lee. |