Biotechnology of extremophiles : advances and challenges /

Biotechnology of extremophiles : advances and challenges /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 720 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Grand challenges in biology and biotechnology, 2367-1017 Grand challenges in biology and biotechnology.
Subject:	Extreme environments -- Microbiology. Environmental Microbiology. Biotechnology. NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife. SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy. Biomedical engineering. Microbiology (non-medical) Extreme environments -- Microbiology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11256098

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Rampelotto, Pabulo H., editor.
ISBN:	9783319135212 331913521X 3319135201 9783319135205 9783319135205
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 5, 2016).
Summary:	Aimed at research scientists and biotechnologists, this book is an essential reading for those working with extremophiles and their potential biotechnological application. Here, we provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on the recent advances and challenges in different aspects of the theme. Written in an accessible language, the book is also a recommended as reference text for anyone interested in this thriving field of research. Over the last decades, the study of extremophiles has provided ground breaking discoveries that challenge our understanding of biochemistry and molecular biology. In the applied side, extremophiles and their enzymes have spawned a multibillion dollar biotechnology industry, with applications spanning biomedical, pharmaceutical, industrial, environmental, and agricultural sectors. Taq DNA polymerase (which was isolated from Thermus aquaticus from a geothermal spring in Yellowstone National Park) is the most well-known example of the potential biotechnological application of extremophiles and their biomolecules. Indeed, the application of extremophiles and their biologically active compounds has opened a new era in biotechnology. However, despite the latest advances, we are just in the beginning of exploring the biotechnological potentials of extremophiles.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319135205
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-13521-2