Biotechnology of extremophiles [electronic resource] : advances and challenges / Pabulo H. Rampelotto, editor.
Rampelotto, Pabulo H., editor.
2016
QR100.9
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Title Biotechnology of extremophiles [electronic resource] : advances and challenges / Pabulo H. Rampelotto, editor.
ISBN 9783319135212 (electronic book)
331913521X (electronic book)
9783319135205
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13521-2
Published Cham : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 720 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-13521-2 doi
Call Number QR100.9
Dewey Decimal Classification 578.75/8
Summary 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.
Note Includes index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 5, 2016).
Added Author Rampelotto, Pabulo H., editor.
Series Grand challenges in biology and biotechnology.
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1. Introduction: Biotechnology of Extremophiles
2. Bioprospecting in Extreme Environments
3. Extremolytes and Extremozymes
4. Biotechnology of Thermophiles and Hyperthermophile
5. Biotechnology of Psychrophiles
6. Biotechnology of Acidophiles
7. Biotechnology of Alkaliphiles
8. Biotechnology of Halophiles
9. Biotechnology of Piezophiles.

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