Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology

Author:   Kenneth N. Timmis ,  Terry McGenity ,  Jan Roelof van der Meer ,  Victor de Lorenzo
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   2010 ed.
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9783540775881


Pages:   4699
Publication Date:   01 March 2010
Format:   Mixed media product
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This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of microbial interactions with the major forms of hydrocarbons, oils, and lipids in or entering the biosphere. It is the definitive resource on the physiological mechanisms and adaptive strategies characteristic of the microbial lifestyle that plays out at hydrophobic material: aqueous liquid interfaces.

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Author:   Kenneth N. Timmis ,  Terry McGenity ,  Jan Roelof van der Meer ,  Victor de Lorenzo
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2010 ed.
ISBN:  

9783540775881


ISBN 10:   3540775889
Pages:   4699
Publication Date:   01 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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VOLUME 1: HYDROCARBONS, OILS AND LIPIDS: DIVERSITY, PROPERTIES AND FORMATION Part 1 Diversity and Physico-Chemical Characteristics, Part 2 Formation and Location, Part 3 Transfer from the Geosphere to Biosphere, Part 4 Environmental Chemistry, Part 5 Biochemistry of Biogenesis, Part 6 Genetics of Biogenesis , Part 7 The Microbes (Section Editor: Terry Mcgenity), Part 8 Methanogenic Communities VOLUME 2: MICROBIAL UTILIZATION OF HYDROCARBONS, OILS AND LIPIDS Part 1 Introduction: Theoretical Considerations, Part 2 Biochemistry of Aerobic Degradation , Part 3 Biochemistry of Anaerobic Degradation, P art 4 Enzymology , Part 5 Genetics (the Paradigms) (Section Editor: Victor De Lorenzo), Part 6 Functional Genomics (the Paradigms) (Section Editor: Victor De Lorenzo), Part 7 Cellular Ecophysiology: Problems of Hydrophobicity, Bioavailability , Part 8 Cellular Ecophysiology: Uptake, Part 9 Cellular Ecophysiology: Problems of Solventogenicity, Solvent Tolerance, Part 10 Cellular Ecophysiology: Problems of Feast or Famine VOLUME 3: MICOBES AND COMMUNITIES UTILIZING HYDROCARBONS, OILS AND LIPIDS Part 1 The Microbes (Section Editor: Terry Mcgenity), Part 2 Microbes Utilizing Non-Hydrocarbon Components of Fossil Fuels, Part 3 Microbial Communities Based on Hydrocarbons, Oils and Fats: Natural Habitats, Part 4 Microbial Communities Based on Hydrocarbons, Oils and Fats: Anthropogenically-Created Habitats VOLUME 4: CONSEQUENCES OF MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS WITH HYDROCARBONS, OILS AND LIPIDS Part 1 Introduction , Part 2 Applications: Organics Degradation, Part 3 Applications: Biomonitoring, Part 4 Applications: Fuel Production , Part 5 Applications: Chemicals Production, Part 6 Global Consequences of the Consumption and Production of Hydrocarbons, Part 7 Human-Animal-Plant Health and Physiology Consequences of Microbial Interactions with Hydrocarbons and Lipids , Part 8 The Future VOLUME 5: EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS AND APPENDICES Part 1 Study Systems (Section Editor: Jan Roelof Van Der Meer), Part 2 Analytical Procedures (Section Editor: Jan Roelof Van Der Meer), Part 3 Microbiology and Community Procedures (Section Editor: Jan Roelof Van Der Meer), Part 4 Biochemical Procedures (Section Editor: Jan Roelof Van Der Meer), Part 5 Genetic and System Procedures (Section Editor: Jan Roelof Van Der Meer), Part 6 Application Procedures (Section Editor: Jan Roelof Van Der Meer), Part 7 Appendices

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