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Extremophiles Handbook [electronic resource] / edited by Koki Horikoshi.

By: Horikoshi, Koki [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2011Description: XXIV, 1247p. 240 illus., 106 illus. in color. eReference. In 2 volumes, not available separately. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9784431538981.Subject(s): Life sciences | Biotechnology | Microbiology | Biochemistry | Microbial ecology | Astrobiology | Life Sciences | Microbiology | Applied Microbiology | Biochemistry, general | Microbial Ecology | Biotechnology | AstrobiologyDDC classification: 579 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
PART 1: PROLOGUE -- PART 2: EXTREMOPHILES: ALKALIPHIES --  PART 3: EXTREMOPHILES: HALOPHILES --  PART 4: EXTREMOPHILES: THERMOPHILES --  PART 5: EXTREMOPHILES: PIEZOPHILES --  PART 6: EXTREMOPHILES: PSYCHROPHILES --  PART 7: EXTREMOPHILES: XEROPHILES --  PART 8: EXTREMOPHILES: ORGANIC SOLVENT TOLERANT MICROORGANISMS --  PART 9: NEW FRONTIERS: DEEP BIOSPHERE --  PART 10: NEW FRONTIERS: RADIATION RESISTANT ORGANISMS --  PART 11: NEW FRONTIERS: MICROORGANISMS IN OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENTS --  PART 12: NEW FRONTIERS: APPLICATIONS AND GLOBAL IMPACTS -- PART 13: EPILOGUE.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The Extremophiles Handbook brings together the rapidly growing and often scattered information on microbial life in the whole range of extreme environments. This book will be a useful reference for finding clues to the origin of life and for exploring the biotechnology potential of these fascinating organisms.
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PART 1: PROLOGUE -- PART 2: EXTREMOPHILES: ALKALIPHIES --  PART 3: EXTREMOPHILES: HALOPHILES --  PART 4: EXTREMOPHILES: THERMOPHILES --  PART 5: EXTREMOPHILES: PIEZOPHILES --  PART 6: EXTREMOPHILES: PSYCHROPHILES --  PART 7: EXTREMOPHILES: XEROPHILES --  PART 8: EXTREMOPHILES: ORGANIC SOLVENT TOLERANT MICROORGANISMS --  PART 9: NEW FRONTIERS: DEEP BIOSPHERE --  PART 10: NEW FRONTIERS: RADIATION RESISTANT ORGANISMS --  PART 11: NEW FRONTIERS: MICROORGANISMS IN OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENTS --  PART 12: NEW FRONTIERS: APPLICATIONS AND GLOBAL IMPACTS -- PART 13: EPILOGUE.

The Extremophiles Handbook brings together the rapidly growing and often scattered information on microbial life in the whole range of extreme environments. This book will be a useful reference for finding clues to the origin of life and for exploring the biotechnology potential of these fascinating organisms.

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