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Written by experts around the globe, this volume identifies extremophiles, explores their unique ecologies, explains their physiologies, and discusses biotechnological applications. Abstract: Offers a critical and exhaustive review of extremophiles and the harsh environments in which they thrive. This new work also examines the molecular mechanisms which have enabled them to adapt to extreme conditions. � Read more... Content: Extremophiles and the origin of life / Sara Islas [and others] -- Thermal environments and biodiversity / Elizabeth A. Burgess, Isaac D. Wagner, and Juergen Wiegel -- Functional genomics in thermophilic microorganisms / Frank T. Robb and Deborah T. Newby -- How nucleic acids cope with high temperature / Henri Grosjean and Tairo Oshima -- How thermophiles cope with thermolabile metabolites / Jan Massant -- Temperature-dependent molecular adaptation features in proteins / Sandeep Kumar, Sunil Arya, and Ruth Nussinov -- The physiological role, biosynthesis and mode of action of compatible solutes from (hyper)thermophiles / Helena Santos [and others] -- Membrane adaptations of (hyper)thermophiles to high temperatures / Arnold J.M. Driessen and Sonja V. Albers -- Ecology and biodiversity of cold-adapted microorganisms / Don A. Cowan, Ana Casanueva, and William Stafford -- Life in ice formations at very cold temperatures / Jody W. Deming -- Lake Vostok and subglacial lakes of Antarctica: do they host life? Guido di Prisco -- Psychrophiles: membrane adaptations / Nicholas J. Russell -- Cold-adapted enzymes / Tony Collins [and others] -- The cold-shock response / Masayori Inouye and Sangita Phadtare -- Perception and transduction of low temperature in bacteria / S. Shivaji, M.D. Kiran, and S. Chintalapati -- An interplay between metabolic and physicochemical constraints: lessons from the psychrophilic prokaryote genomes / Antoine Danchin -- Biodiversity in highly saline environments / Aharon Oren -- Response to osmotic stress in a haloarchaeal genome: a role for general stress proteins and global regulatory mechanisms / Guadalupe Juez [and others] -- Molecular adaptation to high salt / Frederic Vellieux [and others] -- Physiology and ecology of acidophilic microorganisms / D. Barrie Johnson -- Acidophiles: mechanisms to tolerate metal and acid toxicity / Sylvia Franke and Christopher Rensing -- Genomics of acidophiles / A. Angelov and W. Liebl -- Environmental and taxonomic biodiversities of gram-positive alkaliphiles / Isao Yumoto -- Bioenergetic adaptations that support alkaliphily / Terry Ann Krulwich [and others] -- Microbial adaptation to high pressure / Douglas H. Bartlett, Federico M. Lauro, and Emiley A. Eloe -- Astrobiology and the search for life in the universe / Giles M. Marion and Dirk Schulze-Makuch -- Extremophiles, a unique resource of biocatalysts for industrial biotechnology / Garabed Antranikian and Ksenia Egorova -- Lessons from extremophiles: early evolution and border conditions of life / Ying Xu and Nicolas Glansdorff.

Ever since extremophiles were discovered in 1965 in the near-boiling water of the Octopus Spring geyser at Yellowstone National Park, they have forever changed our perceptions of living organisms. Physiology and Biochemistry of Extremophiles presents the most comprehensive survey of these fascinating microorganisms. The 28 chapters written by experts around the globe identify extremophiles, explore their unique ecologies, explain their physiologies, and discuss biotechnological applications.

A detailed overview of the current state of knowledge about this special group of organisms. • Serves as an essential volume for a variety of scientists, including microbiologists, biochemists, physiologists, biotechnology specialists, ecologists, and physical scientists such as chemists and astronomers.