Biology and Biotechnology of Patagonian Microorganisms

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Olivera, Nelda Lila (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Libkind, Diego (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Donati, Edgardo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Plant breeding.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Applied Microbiology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Food Science.

The Argentinean Patagonia offers a great diversity of scarcely explored environments suitable for the bioprospection of biotechnological relevant microorganisms. This book provides readers with a concise and clearly illustrated treatment of outstanding topics of Patagonian microbiology and biotechno...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Part I Environmental Microbial Biotechnology
• Chapter 1 Molecular biological tools for the assessment of hydrocarbon-degrading potential in coastal environments
• Chapter 2 Indigenous PAH-degrading bacteria in oil-polluted marine sediments from Patagonia. Diversity and biotechnological properties
• Chapter 3 Hydrocarbon remediation by Patagonian microbial consortia
• Chapter 4 Assessment of microbial Patagonian communities for using in heavy metal bioremediation
• Chapter 5 Microbiological and biochemical indicators for assessing soil quality in drylands from Patagonia
• Part II Patagonian Microorganisms for Industrial and Sanitary Applications
• Chapter 6 Molecular ecology of class 1 integrons in Patagonia as model system for understanding the rise of antibiotic resistance isolates around the world
• Chapter 7 Novel sources of antimicrobials from pristine and poorly explored environments. The Patagonia microbiota case
• Chapter 8 Bioprospecting for bioactive actinomycetes from Patagonia
• Chapter 9 Microorganisms from Patagonia and Antarctica and their cold-active skills for using polymeric materials
• Chapter 10 Alkaline proteases from Patagonian bacteria
• Chapter 11Extremophilic Patagonian microorganisms working in biomining
• Chapter 12 Microorganisms from Patagonian aquatic environments for use in aquaculture
• Chapter 13 Indigenous lactic acid bacteria communities associated with spontaneous malolactic fermentations in Patagonian wines: Basic and applied aspects
• Part III Yeast Biotechnology
• Chapter 14 Saccharomyces in traditional and industrial fermentations from Patagonia
• Chapter 15 Wild yeasts selection for high quality Patagonian wines
• Chapter 16 Patagonian antagonist yeasts for food biopreservation
• Chapter 17 Biotechnologically relevant yeasts from Patagonian natural environments.