Overview

Acidophiles are life-forms that grow preferentially in natural or man-made environments where the pH is well below seven. Together with other categories of extremophiles, they have greatly expanded our knowledge of the diversity of life, our understanding on how microorganisms can adapt to seemingly hostile situations, and provided scenarios for the possibility that life-forms may be found outside of our solar system. Written by experts in their field, this important volume provides a comprehensive account of acidophilic microbiology from fundamental to applied aspects. The seventeen chapters are arranged in five sections, each dealing with a specific area. The first section looks at the challenges faced by life-forms that grow in extremely acidic environments and how they adapt to meet these challenges. The next section describes the physiological and phylogenetic diversities of acidophilic microorganisms including archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. Section three covers acidophile community dynamics, quorum sensing and the formation of biofilms. The next section deals with the various omic technologies that are used to study acidophiles including genomic and metagenomic studies, proteomic-, mobilomic- and metabolomic-focused research. The final section considers the ways in which acidophiles are used in established and emerging biotechnologies and describes why these fascinating microorganisms are considered potential candidates for life on other solar bodies, such as Mars, and beyond. This up-to-date and comprehensive book will be indispensable for environmental scientists and microbiologists and is a recommended acquisition for all microbiology libraries.

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Author:   Raquel Quatrini ,  D. Barrie Johnson
Publisher:   Caister Academic Press
Imprint:   Caister Academic Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.757kg
ISBN:  

9781910190333

ISBN 10:   1910190330
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   10 March 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contributors from a wide range of biological and environmental sciences from ProtoView an excellent book on acidophiles with contributions by a broad international group ... The contributions are well organized ... The content is data driven, well documented, well referenced, and easily read. The flow from section to section is excellent. This is a book that will be useful to general microbiologists as well as environmental microbiologists and environmental engineers. from SIMB News

"""Contributors from a wide range of biological and environmental sciences"" from ProtoView ""an excellent book on acidophiles with contributions by a broad international group ... The contributions are well organized ... The content is data driven, well documented, well referenced, and easily read. The flow from section to section is excellent. This is a book that will be useful to general microbiologists as well as environmental microbiologists and environmental engineers."" from SIMB News"

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