Biotechnology of Extremophiles:

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

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.

 

• Biochemistry
• Bioindustry
• Biotechnology
• Extremophiles
• Microbial Biotechnology
• Molecular Biology

“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)

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

  Pabulo H Rampelotto

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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