Extreme Environments
Unique Ecosystems - Amazing Microbes
1st Edition
Published on 25. June 2021
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-367-35016-1 (ISBN)
Description
The book Extreme Environments: Unique Ecosystems - Amazing Microbes is an attempt to showcase the uniqueness of extremophiles, the largely unexplored group that has the abilities to function in hostile conditions and represent the very ancient life forms that thrived on earth billions of years ago. The book covers a wide range of research achievements in the field of microbiology of extreme environments right from the conventional approaches of cultivation to recently evolved high throughput sequencing technologies. The book provides a broad spectrum of information about the taxonomy, physiology, ecology and biotechnological applications of extremophiles from various extreme environments across the globe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
57 s/w Abbildungen, 10 farbige Abbildungen, 24 s/w Tabellen
24 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, color; 57 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
908 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-35016-1 (9780367350161)
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Persons
Dr Anita Pandey is currently Professor of Biotechnology at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India. Previously, she was Scientist at GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Almora, India for more than two and a half decades. Dr Pandey has extensively worked on Bioprospection of Microbial Diversity of Indian Himalayan region. Her research areas include Extremophiles, Rhizosphere, Biodegradation, Fermented Foods, Water microbes and Antimicrobials. She has been recipient of National Young Woman Bioscientist Award by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. She has hosted CV Raman International Fellowships for African Researchers twice.
Dr Avinash Sharma is currently a DBT/Wellcome Trust Fellow at the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India. Over the last 10 years of his research career, Dr Sharma has extensively worked on understanding the archaeal and bacterial communities from various extreme environments using modern techniques in microbial genomics. Recently, in 2019, he visited Antarctica to carry out his research project on "Specific adaptations of previously unknown, psychrophilic prokaryotes from Antarctic Environment". He also served as Curator of International Depository Authority at NCCS, Pune from August 2011 to September 2019.
Dr Avinash Sharma is currently a DBT/Wellcome Trust Fellow at the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India. Over the last 10 years of his research career, Dr Sharma has extensively worked on understanding the archaeal and bacterial communities from various extreme environments using modern techniques in microbial genomics. Recently, in 2019, he visited Antarctica to carry out his research project on "Specific adaptations of previously unknown, psychrophilic prokaryotes from Antarctic Environment". He also served as Curator of International Depository Authority at NCCS, Pune from August 2011 to September 2019.
Content
Bioprospecting Extreme Ecosystems Before They Vanish: The (Poorly Studied) Microbiology of Tropical Glaciers. The Microbial Diversity of Hot Springs Located in Himalayan Geothermal Belts (HGB). The Dead Sea: Lessons Learned From the Study of Microorganisms Isolated From a Dying Lake. The Wonderful Halophiles: Microorganisms Producing Useful Compounds. Exploring Microbial Diversity and Heavy Metals Resistance in an Active Volcanic Geothermal System. Metallophillic Bacteria and Bioremediation of Heavy Metals. New Trends in Antarctic Bioprospecting: The Case of Cold-adapted Bacteria. Yeasts on King George Island (Maritime Antarctica): Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications. Bacterial Communities Associated With Macroalgae in Antarctica. Antarctic Bacteria in Microbial Mats From King George Island, Maritime Antarctica. Physiological and Metabolic Basis of Microbial Adaptations Under Extreme Environments. Shaping Microbial Communities in Changing Environments: The Paradigm of Solar Salterns. Metabolic Pathways in Biodegrading Psychrotrophic Bacteria Under Cold Environments. Extremophiles Thriving in Extreme Ecosystems of Armenia. Extremophiles Inhabiting Unique Ecosystems in Egypt. Microbial Life in Deep Terrestrial Continental Crust. The Insight into Deep Subsurface Microbial Life in Therapeutic Waters of Poland. Multi-Omics Approaches for Extremophilic Microbial, Genetic, and Metabolic Diversity. Impact of Microbial Genome Sequencing Advancements in Understanding Extremophiles. Extremophilic Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as Biomarkers of Presence of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollution and Their Potential for Application in Contemporary Ecotoxicology. Moroccan New and Extremophilic Actinobacteria and Their Biotechnological Applications.