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...

Table of Contents:

• Molecular adaptations in psychrophilic bacteria: Potential for biotechnological applications
• Prokaryotes living under elevated hydrostatic pressure
• Proteins from hyperthermophiles: Stability and enzymatic catalysis close to the boiling point of water
• Molecular biology of hyperthermophilic Archaea
• An overview of the role and diversity of compatible solutes in Bacteria and Archaea
• Thermophilic degradation of environmental pollutants.