Psychrophiles : from biodiversity to biotechnology /

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Imprint:	Berlin : Springer, c2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 462 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Extreme environments -- Microbiology. Biodiversity. Adaptation, Biological. Biotechnology. Cold Climate. Extreme environments -- Microbiology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8885301

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Other authors / contributors:	Margesin, Rosa, 1962-
ISBN:	9783540743354 3540743359 9783540743347 (alk. paper) 3540743340 (alk. paper) 9786611133672 6611133674
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	The majority of the Earth??'s biosphere is cold and exposed to temperatures below 5??C throughout the year. Having evolved special mechanisms to overcome the life-endangering influence of low temperatures, psychrophiles, i.e. cold-adapted microorganisms, have successfully colonized these environments. Cold adaptation includes a complex range of structural and functional adaptations at the level of all cellular constituents, and these adaptations render cold-adapted organisms particularly useful for biotechnological applications. This book presents the most recent knowledge of (i) boundary cond.
Other form:	Print version: Psychrophiles. Berlin : Springer, c2008 9783540743347 3540743340

Table of Contents:

Front Matter; The Climate of Snow and Ice as Boundary Condition for Microbial Life; Limits for Microbial Life at Subzero Temperatures; Bacteria in Snow and Glacier Ice; Bacteria in Subglacial Environments; Bacteria in the Deep Sea: Psychropiezophiles; Bacteria in Permafrost; Anaerobic Bacteria and Archaea in Cold Ecosystems; Cyanobacteria in Cold Ecosystems; Fungi in Cold Ecosystems; Cold-Active Viruses; Membrane Components and Cold Sensing; Cold-Shock Proteins; Fundamentals of Cold-Adapted Enzymes; Cryoprotectants and Ice-Binding Proteins.

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