Overview
- Guides the readers through the history, environments, and phylogeny of thermophilic anaerobes
- Covers their mechanisms of thermal adaptation
- Discusses applications in biotechnology of a wide variety of anaerobic microorganisms
Part of the book series: Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology (GCBB)
Part of the book sub series: Emerging Issues and Trends (EIT)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Biochemistry and Physiology of Thermophiles
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Biotechnological Applications
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Future Aspects
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About this book
Hot environments are diverse environments that habor a wide variety of anaerobic microorganisms. Although the existence of thermophilic microorganisms has been known for over a century, it is only since the 1970s that warm environments inhabited by thermophiles have been studied in more detail. While aerobic thermophiles have received most of the interest, thermophilic anaerobes have received less attention.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental aspects of thermophilic anaerobes, from their environments to their applications in biotechnology. The book is divided into three parts: 1) a general overview of thermophilic anaerobes, their history, environments, and phylogenetic relationships, 2) physiological aspects of thermophilic anaerobes and their mechanisms of thermal adaptation, and 3) the biotechnological applications of thermophiles for the production of biofuels and other chemical building blocks as well as their applications in specific industries.
This comprehensive and up-to-date book, Thermophilic anaerobes - Phylogeny, Physiology and Biotechnological Applications, is a valuable resource for experienced researchers and early career scientists alike who want to learn more about this exciting and developing field.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jóhann Örlygsson is a professor of microbiology at the University of Akureyri which is situated in northern Iceland. Jóhann has spent his career studying thermophilic anaerobes to which he was first exposed by Jacob K. Kristjansson as an undergraduate at the University of Iceland. Jóhann completed his Ph.D. from the Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences where he examined the role of interspecies hydrogen transfer among thermophiles. He did his post-doctoral work in Groningen, The Netherlands before returning to Iceland where he has been investigating the physiology of thermophilic anaerobes isolated from geothermal environments in Iceland with a particular emphasis on the production of biofuels such as biohydrogen, biomethane, and bioethanol and later on the production of fine chemicals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thermophilic Anaerobes
Book Subtitle: Phylogeny, Physiology and Biotechnological Applications
Editors: Sean Michael Scully, Johann Orlygsson
Series Title: Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41720-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-41719-1Published: 14 November 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-41722-1Due: 15 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-41720-7Published: 13 November 2023
Series ISSN: 2367-1017
Series E-ISSN: 2367-1025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 244
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biotechnology, Microbiology, Microbiology, Microbiology, Microbiology