During the past twenty years, multitudes of exciting discoveries in the field of anaerobic bacteria have been made. Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria explores the full range of these microorganisms. Many anaerobes have been found to have the uniquely fascinating quality of being able to survive, indeed even thrive, in extreme environments. Anaerobic bacteria often do not require oxygen, can survive extremes in temperature, and can withstand the presence of toxins and heavy metals. In addition, these organisms have very different metabolic processes than "conventional" microorganisms. The wide diversity of metabolism in anaerobes is only part of the story. They have distinct energies, cytochromes, electron transport proteins, hydrogenases and dehydrogenases. Their molecular biology, physiology, and ability to use many types of electron receptors (CO2, sulfur, nitrogen and metal oxides) are also extraordinary. With practical applications ranging from wastewater treatment to food storage issues, clinical diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of medical conditions to decontamination of heavy metal exposures Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria will prove indispensable to researchers and students alike.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This excellent and extremely comprehensive ‘up-to-date’ book points out both the immense importance of anaerobic microorganisms in the environment and their extreme diversity. … This book will be of great interest to microbiologists with a special focus on investigations concerned with microbial physiology, energy generation in microorganisms, and metabolic potentials in environmental and industrial settings. … An exciting book with a high scientific as well as practical and environmental impact … . Congratulations to the authors as well as to the editors." (A.Schmidt, Chemotherapy, Vol. 5 (2), 2004)
Editors and Affiliations
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Lars G. Ljungdahl,
Michael W. Adams
Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Larry L. Barton
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
James G. Ferry
Department of Chemistry Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Michael K. Johnson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria
Editors: Lars G. Ljungdahl, Michael W. Adams, Larry L. Barton, James G. Ferry, Michael K. Johnson
