Adaptation of microbial life to environmental extremes : novel research results and application / edited by Helga Stan-Lotter and Sergiu Fendrihan.

Contributor Stan-Lotter, Helga, editor.

Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, c2012.

Descriptionxi, 282 p. : ills. (some color) ; 24 cm.

Note:Physico-chemical boundaries of life (Helga Stan-Lotter).- Microbial diversity in Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins (Francesca Mapelli, Sara Borin, Daniele Daffonchio).- Microbial speciation in the geothermal ecosystem (Gudmundur Oli Hreggvidsson, Solveig K. Petursdottir, Snaedis H. Bjornsdottir, Olafur H. Fridjonsson).- Bacterial adaptation to hot and dry deserts (Thierry Heulin, Gilles De Luca, Mohamed Barakat, Arjan de Groot, Laurence Blanchard, Philippe Ortet, Wafa Achouak).- Extremophiles in Antarctica; life at low temperatures (David A. Pearce).- Anhydrobiotic rock-inhabiting cyanobacteria: Potential for astrobiology and biotechnology (Daniela Billi).- Psychrophilic microorganisms as important source for biotechnological processes (Sergiu Fendrihan, Teodor G. Negoita).- Halophilic microorganisms from man-made and natural hypersaline environments: physiology, ecology and biotechnological potential (Madalin Enache, Gabriela Popescu, Takashi Itoh, Masahiro Kamekura).- Applications of Extremophiles in Astrobiology: Habitability and Life Detection Strategies (Felipe Gomez, Victor Parro).- Extremophiles in spacecraft assembly clean rooms (Christine Moissl-Eichinger).

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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