Psychrophiles: from biodiversity to biotechnology/
Rosa Margesin ... [et al.], editors.
- Berlin : Springer, c2008.
- xv, 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Boundary Conditions for Microbial Life at Low Temperatures -- The Climate of Snow and Ice as Boundary Condition for Microbial Life -- Limits for Microbial Life at Subzero Temperatures -- Microbial Diversity in Cold Ecosystems -- Bacteria in Snow and Glacier Ice -- Bacteria in Subglacial Environments -- Bacteria in the Deep Sea: Psychropiezophiles -- Bacteria in Permafrost -- Anaerobic Bacteria and Archaea in Cold Ecosystems -- Cyanobacteria in Cold Ecosystems -- Fungi in Cold Ecosystems -- Cold-Active Viruses -- Molecular Adaptations to Cold Habitats -- Membrane Components and Cold Sensing -- Cold-Shock Proteins -- Fundamentals of Cold-Adapted Enzymes -- Cryoprotectants and Ice-Binding Proteins -- The Role of Exopolymers in Microbial Adaptation to Sea Ice -- Genomic Analysis of Psychrophilic Prokaryotes -- Microalgae in Polar Regions: Linking Functional Genomics and Physiology with Environmental Conditions -- Metagenomics: Microbial Community Genomes Revealed -- Proteomic Studies of Psychrophilic Microorganisms -- Biotechnological Aspects -- Biotechnological Aspects of Cold-Adapted Enzymes --Heterologous Protein Expression in Psychrophilic Hosts -- Cold-Adapted Fungi as a Source for Valuable Metabolites -- Natural and Stimulated Biodegradation of Petroleum in Cold Marine Environments --Microbial Adaptation to Boreal Saturated Subsurface: Implications in Bioremediation of Polychlorophenols -- Biological Iron Oxidation and Sulfate Reduction in the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage at Low Temperatures.