Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of Hypersaline Environments

Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of Hypersaline Environments

Series:
Microbiology of Extreme & Unusual Environments
Published:
September 16, 1998 by CRC Press - 384 Pages
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Features

oElucidates community structure, in situ activities, and the role of halophilic microorganisms in the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur

  • Supplies information on mechanisms that enable these microorganisms to withstand the osmotic stress of their environment
  • Offers new findings on how these organisms function at high salt concentrations, based on recent development of genetic systems for halophilic microorganisms
  • Explains how these organisms produce energy and relates energy production to biotechnology

    • Summary

    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.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of Halophilic Microorganisms - An Overview, A. Oren
    Diversity and Ecology
    Diversity of Members of the Family Halobacteriaceae, M. Kamekura
    Contribution of Molecular Techniques to the Study of Microbial Diversity in Hypersaline Environments, F. Rodriguez-Valera, S.G. Acinas, and J. Anton
    The Microbial Ecology of Solar Salt Plants, C.D. Litchfield, A. Irby, and R.H. Vreeland
    Considerations for Microbiological Sampling of Crystals from Ancient Salt Formations, R.H. Vreeland and D.W. Powers
    Poikilotroph Response of Microorganisms to Shifting Alkalinity, Salinity, Temperature and Water Potential, A.A. Gorbushina and W.E. Krumbein
    Biogeochemistry
    Hypersaline Depositional Environments and Their Relation to Oil Generation, A. Aizenshtat, I. Miloslavski, D. Aschengrau, and A. Oren
    Field Evidence for 13C Depletion Due to Atmospheric CO2 Invasion in Hypersaline Microbial Mat Communities, N. Gazit-Yaari, B. Lazar, and J. Erez
    The Dead Sea
    The Dead Sea - A Terminal Lake in the Dead Sea Rift: A Short Overview, I. Gavrieli, M. Beyth, and Y. Yechieli
    The Rise and Decline of a Bloom of Halophilic Algae and Archaea in the Dead Sea: 1992-1995, A. Oren
    Studies on the Microbiota of the Dead Sea - Fifty Years Later, A. Ventosa, D.R. Arahal, and B.E. Volcani
    Radiotracer Studies of Bacterial Methanogenesis in Sediments from the Dead Sea and Solar Lake (Sinai), M.M. DiPasquale, A. Oren, Y. Cohen, and R.S. Oremland
    Ion Metabolism and Osmotic Regulation
    The Molecular Mechanism of Regulation of the Na+/H+

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