Extremophiles and Their Applications in Medical Processes

• Main Authors: Babu, Prasanti (Author), Chandel, Anuj K. (Author), Singh, Om V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Microbiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Microbiology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Applied Microbiology.

Extremophiles are known to thrive under harsh environmental conditions. Many extremophilic bio-products are already used as life-saving drugs. Recent technological advancements of systems biology have opened the door to explore these organisms anew as sources of products that might prove useful in c...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Survival mechanisms of Extremophiles
• Therapeutic Implications of Extremophiles
• Challenges in advancing extremophiles for therapeutic applications
• Conclusion.