TY - BOOK AU - Margesin,Rosa,ed TI - Psychrophiles: from biodiversity to biotechnology SN - 9783540743347 (hbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 628 PY - 2008/// CY - Berlin PB - Springer KW - Extreme environments KW - Microbiology KW - Life sciences KW - Biotechnology. KW - Microbiology. KW - Biochemistry. N1 - 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; ER -