Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes: Novel Research Results and Application (Hardcover)

Physico-chemical boundaries of life ( Helga Stan-Lotter ).- Microbial diversity in Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins ( Francesca Mapelli, Sara Borin, Daniele Daffonchio ).- Microbial speciation in the geothermal ecosystem ( Gudmundur Oli Hreggvidsson, Solveig K. Petursdottir, Snaedis H. Bjornsdottir, Olafur H. Fridjonsson ).- Bacterial adaptation to hot and dry deserts ( Thierry Heulin, Gilles De Luca, Mohamed Barakat, Arjan de Groot, Laurence Blanchard, Philippe Ortet, Wafa Achouak ).- Extremophiles in Antarctica; life at low temperatures ( David A. Pearce ).- Anhydrobiotic rock-inhabiting cyanobacteria: Potential for astrobiology and biotechnology ( Daniela Billi ).- Psychrophilic microorganisms as important source for biotechnological processes ( Sergiu Fendrihan, Teodor G. Negoita ).- Halophilic microorganisms from man-made and natural hypersaline environments: physiology, ecology and biotechnological potential ( Madalin Enache, Gabriela Popescu, Takashi Itoh, Masahiro Kamekura ).- Applications of Extremophiles in Astrobiology: Habitability and Life Detection Strategies ( Felipe Gomez, Victor Parro ).- Extremophiles in spacecraft assembly clean rooms ( Christine Moissl-Eichinger ).