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Biotechnology of Extremophiles:

Advances and Challenges

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  1. Pabulo H Rampelotto

    1. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Saint Barthélemy

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  • Covers the most recent and novel applications of extremophiles in different areas of biotechnology
  • Explores the challenges and benefits of applying extremolytes and extremozymes in biotechnology
  • Provides an overview of the methodologies used to study extremophiles
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology (GCBB, volume 1)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Growth and Metabolism of Extremophilic Microorganisms

    • Ching Tse, Kesen Ma
    Pages 1-46

  3. Biodiversity, Adaptation and Biotechnological Importance of Bacteria Occurring in Cold Climates

    • Gundlapally Sathyanarayana Reddy, Madhab Kumar Chattopadhyay, Sisinthy Shivaji
    Pages 47-81

  4. Antimicrobial Potential of Cold-Adapted Bacteria and Fungi from Polar Regions

    • Angelina Lo Giudice, Renato Fani
    Pages 83-115

  5. Thermophiles as a Promising Source of Exopolysaccharides with Interesting Properties

    • Margarita Kambourova, Nadja Radchenkova, Iva Tomova, Ivanka Bojadjieva
    Pages 117-139

  6. Ecophysiology and Application of Acidophilic Sulfur-Reducing Microorganisms

    • Anna P. Florentino, Jan Weijma, Alfons J. M. Stams, Irene Sánchez-Andrea
    Pages 141-175

  7. The Biofilm Lifestyle of Acidophilic Metal/Sulfur-Oxidizing Microorganisms

    • Ruiyong Zhang, Sören Bellenberg, Thomas R. Neu, Wolfgang Sand, Mario Vera
    Pages 177-213

  8. Acidophilic Microbes: Biology and Applications

    • Archana Sharma, Deepak Parashar, Tulasi Satyanarayana
    Pages 215-241

  9. Alkaliphilic Microorganisms in Biotechnology

    • Gashaw Mamo, Bo Mattiasson
    Pages 243-272

  10. Recent Advances in the Nitrogen Metabolism in Haloarchaea and Its Biotechnological Applications

    • Julia Esclapez, Mónica Camacho, Carmen Pire, Vanesa Bautista, Anna Vegara, Laia Pedro-Roig et al.
    Pages 273-301

  11. A Proteomics Approach for the Identification of Novel Proteins in Extremophiles

    • Sung Ho Yun, Chi-Won Choi, Sang-Yeop Lee, Edmond Changkyun Park, Seung Il Kim
    Pages 303-319

  12. Functional Screening for the Discovery of New Extremophilic Enzymes

    • Freddy Boehmwald, Patricio Muñoz, Patricio Flores, Jenny M. Blamey
    Pages 321-350

  13. Lipolytic Extremozymes from Psychro- and (Hyper-)Thermophilic Prokaryotes and Their Potential for Industrial Applications

    • Skander Elleuche, Carola Schröder, Garabed Antranikian
    Pages 351-374

  14. Halophilic Bacteria and Archaea as Producers of Lipolytic Enzymes

    • María de Lourdes Moreno, M. Carmen Márquez, María Teresa García, Encarnación Mellado
    Pages 375-397

  15. Extremophilic Proteases: Developments of Their Special Functions, Potential Resources and Biotechnological Applications

    • Aneta Białkowska, Ewa Gromek, Tomasz Florczak, Joanna Krysiak, Katarzyna Szulczewska, Marianna Turkiewicz
    Pages 399-444

  16. Cold-Active β-Galactosidases: Sources, Biochemical Properties and Their Biotechnological Potential

    • Hubert Cieśliński, Marta Wanarska, Anna Pawlak-Szukalska, Ewelina Krajewska, Monika Wicka, Józef Kur
    Pages 445-469

  17. Engineering of Extremophilic Phosphotriesterase-Like Lactonases for Biotechnological Applications

    • Elena Porzio, Immacolata Del Giudice, Giuseppe Manco
    Pages 471-503

  18. α-Amylases from Archaea: Sequences, Structures and Evolution

    • Štefan Janeček
    Pages 505-524

  19. Proteins of DNA Replication from Extreme Thermophiles: PCR and Beyond

    • Dennis W. Grogan
    Pages 525-538

  20. Technical Developments for Vegetable Waste Biomass Degradation by Thermophiles

    • Annarita Poli, Ilaria Finore, Annabella Tramice, Paola Di Donato, Barbara Nicolaus, Licia Lama
    Pages 539-579
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About this book

Aimed at research scientists and biotechnologists, this book is an essential reading for those working with extremophiles and their potential biotechnological application. Here, we provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on the recent advances and challenges in different aspects of the theme. Written in an accessible language, the book is also a recommended as reference text for anyone interested in this thriving field of research.

Over the last decades, the study of extremophiles has provided ground breaking discoveries that challenge our understanding of biochemistry and molecular biology. In the applied side, extremophiles and their enzymes have spawned a multibillion dollar biotechnology industry, with applications spanning biomedical, pharmaceutical, industrial, environmental, and agricultural sectors. Taq DNA polymerase (which was isolated from Thermus aquaticus from a geothermal spring in Yellowstone National Park) is the most well-known example of the potential biotechnological application of extremophiles and their biomolecules. Indeed, the application of extremophiles and their biologically active compounds has opened a new era in biotechnology. However, despite the latest advances, we are just in the beginning of exploring the biotechnological potentials of extremophiles.

 

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“The chapters are written very clear, with rather rich illustrations (56 b/w illustrations and 49 illustrations in colour) and very rich bibliography. In my opinion this book is essential for academics, biotechnologists, engineers, managers and students working/interested in this very promising field.” (Ioan I. Ardelean, Bulletin of Micro and Nanoelectrotechnologies, Vol. 8 (1-2), March, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Saint Barthélemy

    Pabulo H Rampelotto

About the editor

Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Book Series “Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology”. He is also Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, Senior Editor, Guest Editor and member of the editorial board of several scientific journals on the field of Life Sciences and Biotechnology. Over the last years, Pabulo Rampelotto has guest edited several special issues on extremophiles. In his special issues, some of the most distinguished team leaders in the field have published their work, ideas and findings. His research interests encompass different fields of science, from basic to applied research, including: biotechnology, metagenomics, next generation sequencing, molecular biology and biochemistry of microorganisms, extremophiles, and astrobiology.

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