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Advances in Understanding the Biology of Halophilic Microorganisms

  • The development of halophilic geomicrobiology using underground halite
  • How to identify the best, most pristine salt crystals
  • How to conduct field research on hypersaline microbes and viruses
  • The use of halophilic microbes in education
  • The application of population genetics to understand hypersaline microbial communities
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Taxonomy of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria

    • Antonio Ventosa, M. Carmen Márquez, Cristina Sánchez-Porro, Rafael R. de la Haba
    Pages 59-80
  3. Halophilic Viruses

    • Shereen Sabet
    Pages 81-116
  4. Searching for Microbes and DNA in Ancient Halite

    • Russell H. Vreeland
    Pages 141-162
  5. DNA Replication and Repair in Halophiles

    • Adrienne Kish, Jocelyne DiRuggiero
    Pages 163-198
  6. Worth Your Salt: Halophiles in Education

    • Bonnie K. Baxter, Jaimi K. Butler, Betsy Kleba
    Pages 217-226
  7. Halophiles in the Public Media

    • Russell H. Vreeland
    Pages 227-237
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 239-241

About this book

This book is designed to be a long term career reference. The chapters present modern procedures. This is a how-to-book with a difference. These chapters:
- reveal the background information about working with salt loving organisms,
- are loaded with information about how experiments are conducted under high salt,
- provide information about analyses that work under these conditions and those that may not,
- present a wide range of details from laboratory designs to equipment used and even to simple anecdotal hints that can only come from experience.
Microbiological training focuses largely on the growth, the handling and the study of the microbes associated with humans and animals. Yet the largest proportion of the Earth’s microbiota lives in saline environments such as the Oceans, saline deserts and terminal hypersaline environments. This need for salt can be intimidating for those interested in entering the field or for those interested in understanding how such research is accomplished.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Belle Haven, USA

    Russell H. Vreeland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Understanding the Biology of Halophilic Microorganisms

  • Editors: Russell H. Vreeland

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5539-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5538-3Published: 14 December 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9883-0Published: 29 January 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5539-0Published: 14 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 241

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biomedicine general, Life Sciences, general, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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