Halophilic microorganisms and their environments

Halophilic micro-organisms present questions to scientists on the strategies used to cope with high osmotic pressures exerted by hypersaline brines. This work presents in-depth discussions on issues such as taxonomy, then moves on to occurrence and functioning in specific areas.

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Main Author Oren, Aharon
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Pub 2002
Springer
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Springer Netherlands
Edition1
SeriesCellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
Subjects
Aquatic biology
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, general
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Geochemistry
Halophilic microorganisms
Life Sciences
Microbial Ecology
Nature Conservation
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- COMMENTS ON PROKARYOTE NOMENCLATURE AND SALT CONCENTRATION UNITS -- CHAPTER 1. HALOPHILICMICROORGANISMS IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN CULTURE -- CHAPTER 2. TAXONOMY OF HALOPHILICMICROORGANISMS -- CHAPTER 3. THE CELLULAR STRUCTURE OF HALOPHILIC MICROORGANSIMS -- CHAPTER 4. CELLULARMETABOLISM AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HALOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS -- CHAPTER 5. PIGMENTS OF HALOPHILICMICROORGANISMS -- CHAPTER 6. INTRACELLULAR SALT CONCENTRATIONS AND IONMETABOLISM IN HALOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS -- CHAPTER 7. PROPERTIES OF HALOPHILIC PROTEINS -- CHAPTER 8. ORGANIC COMPATIBLE SOLUTES -- CHAPTER 9. HALOPHILIC BACTERIOPHAGES AND HALOCINS -- CHAPTER 10. GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA AND BACTERIA -- CHAPTER 11. BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIALS OF HALOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS -- CHAPTER 12. GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH -- CHAPTER 13. THE DEAD SEA -- CHAPTER 14. SOLAR SALTERNS -- CHAPTER 15. ALKALINE HYPERSALINE LAKES IN AFRICA AND ASIA -- CHAPTER 16. MONO LAKE, CALIFORNIA, AND BIG SODA LAKE, NEVADA -- CHAPTER 17. MISCELLANEOUS HABITATS OF HALOPHILICMICROORGANISMS -- CHAPTER 18. EPILOGUE: EVOLUTION OF HALOPHILES AND SURVIVAL OF HALOPHILES ON EARTH AND IN SPACE -- METHODS FOR CULTIVATION AND HANDLING OF HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA AND BACTERIA -- GLOSSARY OF LIMNOLOGICAL TERMS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ORGANISM INDEX -- GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX
  • Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • An Historical Survey -- Halophilic Microorganisms in their Natural Environment and in Culture — an Historical Introduction -- Halophilic Microorganisms And Their Properties -- Taxonomy of Halophilic Microorganisms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya -- The Cellular Structure of Halophilic Microorganisms -- Cellular Metabolism and Physiology of Hhalophilic Microorganisms -- Pigments of Halophilic Microorganisms -- Intracellular Salt Concentrations and Ion Metabolism in Halophilic Microorganisms -- Properties of Halophilic Proteins -- Organic Compatible Solutes -- Halophilic Bacteriophages and Halocins -- Genetics and Genomics of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria -- Biotechnological Applications and Potentials of Halophilic Microorganisms -- Hypersaline Environments and Their Biota -- Great Salt Lake, Utah -- The Dead Sea -- Solar Salterns -- Alkaline Hypersaline Lakes in Africa and Asia -- Mono Lake, California, and Big Soda Lake, Nevada -- Miscellaneous Habitats of Halophilic Microorganisms — from Antarctctic Lakes to Hydrothermal Vents -- Epilogue -- Epilogue: Evolution of Halophiles and Survival of Halophiles on Earth and in Space -- Supplement -- Methods for Cultivation and Handling of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria.