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Description for Extremophiles
Hardcover. This book provides comprehensive coverage of extremophiles--microbes having evolved unique adaptive mechanisms that allow them to survive and thrive in inhospitable environments of extreme temperature, pressure, or osmotic concentration. Editor(s): Horikoshi, Koki; Grant, William D. Series: Wiley Series in Ecological & Applied Microbiology. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Extremophiles are life-forms that thrive under some of the harshestconditions found on Earth. This resource provides a detailedoverview of the current state of knowledge about this fascinatinggroup of life-forms. Over the course of 11 contributed chapters, 26experts from around the globe identify known extremophiles, exploretheir unique ecologies and physiologies, and discuss current andfuture biotechnological applications.
Providing the most up-to-date coverage available of this rapidlyadvancing field, this book:
* Combines the latest research finding with informed speculationabout extremophile evolution, ecology, physiology, andgenetics
* Covers all types of extremophiles, including hyperthermophiles,psychrophiles, halophiles, acidophiles, alkaliophiles, andanaerobic extremophiles
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Extremophiles are life-forms that thrive under some of the harshestconditions found on Earth. This resource provides a detailedoverview of the current state of knowledge about this fascinatinggroup of life-forms. Over the course of 11 contributed chapters, 26experts from around the globe identify known extremophiles, exploretheir unique ecologies and physiologies, and discuss current andfuture biotechnological applications.
Providing the most up-to-date coverage available of this rapidlyadvancing field, this book:
* Combines the latest research finding with informed speculationabout extremophile evolution, ecology, physiology, andgenetics
* Covers all types of extremophiles, including hyperthermophiles,psychrophiles, halophiles, acidophiles, alkaliophiles, andanaerobic extremophiles
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Ecological & Applied Microbiology
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471026181
SKU
V9780471026181
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Ref
99-50
About Horikoshi
Koki Horikoshi and William D. Grant are the authors of Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Extremophiles
"...any scientist working on any aspect of extremophiles will needa copy of this book." (Chemtracts - Biochemistry & MolecularBiology, Vol. 12, Number 10)