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Extremophiles in Deep-Sea Environments

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Koki Horikoshi

    1. The DEEPSTAR Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka,Kanagawa, Japan

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  2. Kaoru Tsujii

    1. The DEEPSTAR Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka,Kanagawa, Japan

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  • This book presents the microbiology of extremophiles living in the deep sea and describes the isolation, cultivation, and taxonomic identification of microorganisms retrieved from the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages II-XII
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  3. Adaptation and Response of Extremophiles Toward Extreme Deep-Sea Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Barophiles (Piezophiles)

      • Chiaki Kato
      Pages 91-111

    3. Thermophiles

      • Juan M. González
      Pages 113-154

    4. Deep-Sea Psychrophiles

      • Tetsuo Hamamoto
      Pages 155-174

    5. Organic Solvent-Tolerant Microorganisms

      • Akira Inoue
      Pages 175-210

    6. Microbial Processes Associated with a Methane Seep Tubeworm

      • Takeshi Naganuma
      Pages 211-224

  4. New Approaches and Future Scope for Deep-Sea Microbiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
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    2. Barophysiology (Piezophysiology)

      • Fumiyoshi Abe, Chiaki Kato
      Pages 227-248

    3. Genome Analysis of Facultatively Alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans C-125

      • Hideto Takami
      Pages 249-284

    4. Future Scope

      • Kaoru Tsujii
      Pages 285-292

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 293-316
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About this book

Many organisms in deep-sea environments are extremophiles thriving in extreme conditions: high pressure, high or low temperature, or high concentrations of inorganic compounds. This book presents the microbiology of extremophiles living in the deep sea and describes the isolation, cultivation, and taxonomic identification of microorganisms retrieved from the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point. Also explained are techniques for recovering pressure-loving bacteria, the barophiles (piezophiles), and for whole genome analysis of Bacillus halodurans C-125. Physiological analysis of the pressure effect in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli is used to answer the question of how deep-sea organisms survive under high hydrostatic pressure. These research results are useful in both basic science and industrial applications. Readers discover a new microbial world in the ocean depths, with state-of-the-science information on extremophiles.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The DEEPSTAR Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka,Kanagawa, Japan

    Koki Horikoshi, Kaoru Tsujii

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Extremophiles in Deep-Sea Environments

  • Editors: Koki Horikoshi, Kaoru Tsujii

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67925-7

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-70263-4Published: 01 November 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-68008-6Published: 28 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-67925-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 316

  • Topics: Microbiology, Biotechnology

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