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OverviewThe majority of the Eartha (TM)s biosphere is cold and exposed to temperatures below 5AC throughout the year. Having evolved special mechanisms to overcome the life-endangering influence of low temperatures, psychrophiles, i.e. cold-adapted microorganisms, have successfully colonized these environments. Cold adaptation includes a complex range of structural and functional adaptations at the level of all cellular constituents, and these adaptations render cold-adapted organisms particularly useful for biotechnological applications. This book presents the most recent knowledge of (i) boundary conditions for microbial life in the cold, (ii) microbial diversity in various cold ecosystems, (iii) molecular cold adaptation mechanisms and (iv) the resulting biotechnological perspectives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rosa Margesin , Franz Schinner , Jean-Claude Marx , Charles GerdayPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer ISBN: 9786611133672ISBN 10: 6611133674 Pages: 460 Publication Date: 01 January 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsFrom the reviews: <p> The new book Psychrophiles a from Biodiversity to Biotechnology a ] focusses on psychrophiles and describes, with cutting-edge knowledge, representative groups of cold-adapted micro-organisms as well as the habitats in which they live and the strategies they employ to cope with the cold. a ] This excellent book, which covers almost all fields of a ~colda (TM) microbiological research, matches current demands and trends in applied biotechnology. Furthermore, it is a valuable source of information to all those scientists interested in knowing whata (TM)s going on in the laba (TM)s -80AC freezer. (Ralph Schill, Lab Times, Issue 4, 2008) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |