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This book is designed to be a long term career reference. The chapters present modern procedures. This is a how-to-book with a difference. These chapters: - reveal the background information about working with salt loving organisms, - are loaded with information about how experiments are conducted under high salt, - provide information about analyses that work under these conditions and those that may not, - present a wide range of details from laboratory designs to equipment used and even to simple anecdotal hints that can only come from experience. Microbiological training focuses largely on the growth, the handling and the study of the microbes associated with humans and animals. Yet the largest proportion of the Earth’s microbiota lives in saline environments such as the Oceans, saline deserts and terminal hypersaline environments. This need for salt can be intimidating for those interested in entering the field or for those interested in understanding how such research is accomplished.

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Author:   Russell H. Vreeland
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2013 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.557kg
ISBN:  

9789400755383

ISBN 10:   9400755384
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   14 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Dedication 1.        Approaches toward the study of halophilic microorganisms in their natural environments: who are they and what are they doing?; Aharon Oren 2.       Media and Conditions for the Growth of Halophilic and Halotolerant Bacteria and Archaea; Mark Schneegurt 3.       Taxonomy of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria; Antonio Ventosa, M. Carmen Márquez, Cristina Sánchez-Porro and Rafael R. de la Haba 4.       Halophilic Viruses; Shereen Sabet 5.       Microorganisms in Evaporites: A review of modern Geomicrobiology; Tim Lowenstein 6.       Searching for microbes and DNA in ancient halite; Russell H. Vreeland 7.       DNA Replication and Repair in Halophiles; Adrienne Kish, Jocelyne DiRuggiero8.       Gene Transfer Mechanisms, Population Genetics/Genomics and the Evolution of Haloarchaea; R. Thane Papke Scott Chimileski 9.       Worth Your Salt: Halophiles in Education; Bonnie K. Baxter, Jaimi K. Butler and Betsy Kleba 10.   Halophiles in the Public Media; Russell H. Vreeland Index

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