Biotechnology of extremophiles [electronic resource] : advances and challenges / Pabulo H. Rampelotto, 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
331913521X (electronic book)
9783319135205
Published
Cham : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 720 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-13521-2 doi
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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.
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Includes index.
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Rampelotto, Pabulo H., editor.
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Grand challenges in biology and biotechnology.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.