Microbiology of extreme environments /
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Imprint: | New York : McGraw-Hill, c1990. |
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Description: | xi, 218 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Environmental biotechnology |
Subject: | Microbial ecology Extreme environments Extreme environments. Microbial ecology. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1144067 |
Summary: | The environmental extremes examined include those based on temperature, pH, high salt, osmotic strength, and heavy metals. The contributors discuss types of organisms found in each environment, the physiological and molecular basis of tolerance to the conditions, exploitation for biotechnological processes, recent advances in the molecular genetics of the particular extremophile. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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Physical Description: | xi, 218 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 0070194432 : $42.95 |