Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of Hypersaline Environments

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-8493-8363-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Microbiology of Extreme & Unusual Environments

This book, intended for researchers and students in the fields of microbiology, biochemistry, and biogeochemistry, details the biology and biogeochemistry of various halophilic microorganisms that live in high density saline environments worldwide. These organisms are especially important to biodegradation and hazardous site clean-up. Topics include the biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology of these organisms; new methods to type them; and osmotic adaption.

Zielgruppe

Microbiologists, Hypersaline Microbiologists, Environmental Microbiologists, Molecular Biologists, Biochemists, Biogeochemists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oren, Aharon

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geochemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionMicrobiology and Biogeochemistry of Halophilic Microorganisms - An Overview, A. OrenDiversity and EcologyDiversity of Members of the Family Halobacteriaceae, M. KamekuraContribution of Molecular Techniques to the Study of Microbial Diversity in Hypersaline Environments, F. Rodriguez-Valera, S.G. Acinas, and J. AntonThe Microbial Ecology of Solar Salt Plants, C.D. Litchfield, A. Irby, and R.H. VreelandConsiderations for Microbiological Sampling of Crystals from Ancient Salt Formations, R.H. Vreeland and D.W. PowersPoikilotroph Response of Microorganisms to Shifting Alkalinity, Salinity, Temperature and Water Potential, A.A. Gorbushina and W.E. KrumbeinBiogeochemistryHypersaline Depositional Environments and Their Relation to Oil Generation, A. Aizenshtat, I. Miloslavski, D. Aschengrau, and A. OrenField Evidence for 13C Depletion Due to Atmospheric CO2 Invasion in Hypersaline Microbial Mat Communities, N. Gazit-Yaari, B. Lazar, and J. ErezThe Dead SeaThe Dead Sea - A Terminal Lake in the Dead Sea Rift: A Short Overview, I. Gavrieli, M. Beyth, and Y. YechieliThe Rise and Decline of a Bloom of Halophilic Algae and Archaea in the Dead Sea: 1992-1995, A. OrenStudies on the Microbiota of the Dead Sea - Fifty Years Later, A. Ventosa, D.R. Arahal, and B.E. VolcaniRadiotracer Studies of Bacterial Methanogenesis in Sediments from the Dead Sea and Solar Lake (Sinai), M.M. DiPasquale, A. Oren, Y. Cohen, and R.S. OremlandIon Metabolism and Osmotic RegulationThe Molecular Mechanism of Regulation of the Na+/H+