Physiology, genomics, and biotechnological applications of extremophiles
"The focus of this book is on the advancement in mechanisms of the extremophiles which makes them able to survive under extreme conditions, taking the ecology of the extremophiles into consideration"--
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hershey, PA
Engineering Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global
[2022]
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| Series: | Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies (AEEGT) book series.
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| Online Access: | https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/3077043.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- Section 1. Physiology of extemophiles. Chapter 1. Extremophiles: subsistence of an extreme nature enthusiast ; Chapter 2. Halophiles ; Chapter 3. Alkalophiles: environmental distribution, taxonomy, physiology, bioenergetics, survival mechanism, and enzymes ; Chapter 4. Thermophiles: physiology, metabolism, enzymology, and adaptation mechanisms ; Chapter 5. Psychrophiles: distribution, ecology, physiology, metabolism, cold adapted enzymes, and proteins
- Section 2. Genomics of extremophiles. Chapter 6. Biochemistry behind protein adaptations in extremophiles ; Chapter 7. Genome editing and CRISPR/cas system of extremophiles and its applications ; Chapter 8. Major compatible solutes and structural adaptation of proteins in extremophiles
- Section 3. Biotechnological applications of extremophiles. Chapter 9. Extremophiles and their application in bioremediation ; Chapter 10. Industrial applications of enzymes from extremophiles ; Chapter 11. Application of extremophiles in sustainable agriculture ; Chapter 12. Application of extremophiles in food industries ; Chapter 13. Application of extremophiles in medicine and pharmaceutical industries ; Chapter 14. Extremophiles in sustainable bioenergy production as microbial fuel cells ; Chapter 15. Extremophiles as a source of biotechnological products ; Chapter 16. Thermophilic bacterial exopolysaccharides: from bio-physicochemical characterization to biotechnological applications.