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Extremophiles Handbook

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  • Presents a comprehensive overview on extremophiles research
  • Covers microbial life in the whole range of extreme environments
  • Written by leading experts in the field

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Table of contents (59 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
  2. Extremophiles: Alkaliphiles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Introduction and History of Alkaliphiles

      • Koki Horikoshi
      Pages 19-26
    3. Distribution and Diversity of Soda Lake Alkaliphiles

      • William D. Grant, Dimitry Yu. Sorokin
      Pages 27-54
    4. Environmental Distribution and Taxonomic Diversity of Alkaliphiles

      • Isao Yumoto, Kikue Hirota, Kazuaki Yoshimune
      Pages 55-79
    5. General Physiology of Alkaliphiles

      • Koki Horikoshi
      Pages 99-118
    6. Adaptive Mechanisms of Extreme Alkaliphiles

      • Terry Ann Krulwich, Jun Liu, Masato Morino, Makoto Fujisawa, Masahiro Ito, David B. Hicks
      Pages 119-139
    7. Bioenergetics: Cell Motility and Chemotaxis of Extreme Alkaliphiles

      • Masahiro Ito, Shun Fujinami, Naoya Terahara
      Pages 141-162
    8. Enzymes Isolated from Alkaliphiles

      • Koki Horikoshi
      Pages 163-181
    9. Alkaline Enzymes in Current Detergency

      • Susumu Ito
      Pages 229-251
  3. Extremophiles: Halophiles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253
    2. Taxonomy of Halophiles

      • Rafael R. de la Haba, C. Sánchez-Porro, M. C. Marquez, Antonio Ventosa
      Pages 255-308
    3. Diversity of Halophiles

      • Aharon Oren
      Pages 309-325
    4. Ecology of Halophiles

      • Aharon Oren
      Pages 343-361

About this book

The Extremophiles Handbook brings together the rapidly growing and often scattered information on microbial life in the whole range of extreme environments. This book will be a useful reference for finding clues to the origin of life and for exploring the biotechnology potential of these fascinating organisms.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Extremobiosphere Research Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Yokohama, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    Koki Horikoshi

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eBook USD 449.99
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Hardcover Book USD 329.99
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