Extremophiles in Eurasian Ecosystems: Ecology, Diversity, and Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Egamberdieva, Dilfuza (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Birkeland, Nils-Kåre (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Panosyan, Hovik (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Li, Wen-Jun (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Microorganisms for Sustainability, 8
• Subjects: Microbial ecology.; Agriculture.; Sustainable development.; Microbiology.; Oxidative stress.; Microbial Ecology.; Sustainable Development.; Applied Microbiology.; Oxidative Stress.

This book explores various aspects of thermophilic and halophilic microbes from Eurasian ecosystems, which have proved to offer a unique reservoir of genetic diversity and biological source of extremophiles. It also covers the biotechnological uses of extremophiles, and their potential use in agricu...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Insights into the Thermophile Diversity in Hot Springs of Pakistan
• 2. Hot Springs of India: Occurrence and Microbial Diversity
• 3. Thermophiles in Terrestrial Hot Springs of Yunnan and Tibet, China
• 4. Microbial Diversity of Terrestrial Geothermal Springs in Lesser Caucasus
• 5. Geobacillus and Anoxybacillus Distributed in the Terrestrial Geothermal Springs Worldwide: Diversity and Biotechnological applications
• 6. Thermophiles and Their Exploration for Thermostable Enzyme Production
• 7. Thermophilic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria in Mining Sites
• 8. Thermophilic and Halophilic Microorganisms Isolated from Extreme Environments of Turkey, with Potential Biotechnological Applications
• 9. Hypersaline Environments of Iran; Prokaryotic Biodiversity and Their Potentials in Microbial Biotechnology
• 10. Halotolerant and Halophilic Microbes and Their Environmental Implications in Saline and Hypersaline Lakes in Qinghai Province, China
• 11. Soil Salinity and Microbes: Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnological Potential
• 12. Halophilic Actinobacteria Biological Activity and Potential Applications
• 13. Microbial diversity in Asian Deserts: Distribution, Biotechnological Importance and Environmental Impacts
• 14. Trichoderma from Extreme Environments: Physiology, Diversity, and Antagonistic Activity
• 15. Exopolysaccharide Producer Microorganisms from Extreme Areas: Chemistry and Application
• 16. Why Choose Mediocre, When Extremists Exist?
• 17. Use of Acidophilic or Acidotolerant Actinobacteria for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Acidic Soils.