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Description for Polyextremophiles
Hardcover. This book details the distribution of polyextremophilic microorganisms in nature and the special physiological and biochemical properties that enable them to withstand multiple environmental extremes. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph; Oren, Aharon; Stan-Lotter, Helga. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 664 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Many Microorganisms and some macro-organisms can live under extreme conditions. For example, high and low temperature, acidic and alkaline conditions, high salt areas, high pressure, toxic compounds, high level of ionizing radiation, anoxia and absence of light, etc. Many organisms inhabit environments characterized by more than one form of stress (Polyextremophiles). Among them are those who live in hypersaline and alkaline, hot and acidic, cold/hot and high hydrostatic pressure, etc. Polyextremophiles found in desert regions have to copy with intense UV irradiation and desiccation, high as well as low temperatures, and low availability of water and nutrients. This book provides ... Read more
Many Microorganisms and some macro-organisms can live under extreme conditions. For example, high and low temperature, acidic and alkaline conditions, high salt areas, high pressure, toxic compounds, high level of ionizing radiation, anoxia and absence of light, etc. Many organisms inhabit environments characterized by more than one form of stress (Polyextremophiles). Among them are those who live in hypersaline and alkaline, hot and acidic, cold/hot and high hydrostatic pressure, etc. Polyextremophiles found in desert regions have to copy with intense UV irradiation and desiccation, high as well as low temperatures, and low availability of water and nutrients. This book provides ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
Number of Pages
634
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400764873
SKU
V9789400764873
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Reviews for Polyextremophiles
From the book reviews: “It is a document of the terrestrial ecology of free-living microorganisms. … The utility of the volume is enhanced by its general readability; any undergraduate with a basic understanding of microbiology will benefit from reading it. This accessibility is augmented by the color plates that are used throughout the text. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division ... Read more