Biotechnology of Extremophiles

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Antranikian, G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
• Edition: 1st ed. 1998.
• Series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, 61
• Subjects: Biotechnology.; Microbiology.; Chemical engineering.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

In this special issue review articles summarize the most outstanding features of microorganisms that can survive under extreme conditions. These microorganisms are adapted to living at 100° C in volcanic springs, at low temperatures in the cold polar seas, at high pressure in the deep sea, at very l...