Overview

Many organisms in deep-sea environments are extremophiles thriving in extreme conditions: high pressure, high or low temperature, or high concentrations of inorganic compounds. This book presents the microbiology of extremophiles living in the deep sea and describes the isolation, cultivation, and taxonomic identification of microorganisms retrieved from the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point. Also explained are techniques for recovering pressure-loving bacteria, the barophiles (piezophiles), and for whole genome analysis of Bacillus halodurans C-125. Physiological analysis of the pressure effect in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli is used to answer the question of how deep-sea organisms survive under high hydrostatic pressure. These research results are useful in both basic science and industrial applications. Readers discover a new microbial world in the ocean depths, with state-of-the-science information on extremophiles.

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Author:   K. Horikoshi ,  K. Tsujii
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Japan
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Japan
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9784431702634

ISBN 10:   4431702636
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   01 November 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Biodiversity in Deep-Sea Environments.- 1 Isolation and Characterization of Microorganisms from Deep-Sea Mud.- 2 Molecular Analyses of the Sediment and Isolation of Extreme Barophiles from the Deepest Mariana Trench.- 3 Taxonomy and Biotransformation Activities of Deep-Sea Actinomycetes.- 4 Microbial Diversity in the Sediments Collected from Cold-Seep Areas and from Different Depths of the Deep-Sea.- 2 Adaptation and Response of Extremophiles Toward Extreme Deep-Sea Conditions.- 5 Barophiles (Piezophiles).- 6 Thermophiles.- 7 Deep-Sea Psychrophiles.- 8 Organic Solvent-Tolerant Microorganisms.- 9 Microbial Processes Associated with a Methane Seep Tubeworm.- 3 New Approaches and Future Scope for Deep-Sea Microbiology.- 10 Barophysiology (Piezophysiology).- 11 Genome Analysis of Facultatively AlkaliphilicBacillus haloduransC-125.- 12 Future Scope.- Appendix: International Congress on Extremophiles ‘88 at Yokohama.- Appendix: List of Publications of the First DEEPSTAR Project: October 1, 1990 to September 30, 1998.

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