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Title Extremophiles handbook / Koki Horikoshi (Ed.)
Published Tokyo ; New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 1247 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Springer reference
Springer reference.
Contents PART 1: PROLOGUE -- PART 2: EXTREMOPHILES: ALKALIPHIES -- PART 3: EXTREMOPHILES: HALOPHILES -- PART 4: EXTREMOPHILES: THERMOPHILES -- PART 5: EXTREMOPHILES: PIEZOPHILES -- PART 6: EXTREMOPHILES: PSYCHROPHILES -- PART 7: EXTREMOPHILES: XEROPHILES -- PART 8: EXTREMOPHILES: ORGANIC SOLVENT TOLERANT MICROORGANISMS -- PART 9: NEW FRONTIERS: DEEP BIOSPHERE -- PART 10: NEW FRONTIERS: RADIATION RESISTANT ORGANISMS -- PART 11: NEW FRONTIERS: MICROORGANISMS IN OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENTS -- PART 12: NEW FRONTIERS: APPLICATIONS AND GLOBAL IMPACTS -- PART 13: EPILOGUE
Summary The Extremophiles Handbook brings together the rapidly growing and often scattered information on microbial life in the whole range of extreme environments. This book will be a useful reference for finding clues to the origin of life and for exploring the biotechnology potential of these fascinating organisms
Analysis microbiologie
microbiology
biochemie
biochemistry
microbial ecology
biotechnologie
biotechnology
biologie
biology
levenswetenschappen
life sciences
astronomie
astronomy
Biology (General)
Biologie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Extreme environments -- Microbiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Extreme environments -- Microbiology
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Horikoshi, Kōki.
ISBN 9784431538981
4431538984
9784431538998
4431538992