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Polyextremophiles

Life Under Multiple Forms of Stress

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Editors:
  1. Joseph Seckbach

    1. The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

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  2. Aharon Oren

    1. Dept. of Plant and Env. Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

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  3. Helga Stan-Lotter

    1. Dept. Mikrobiology, Universität Salzburg FB Molekulare Biologie, Salzburg, Austria

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  • Provides updated information and comprehensive overview about life at the edge in extreme environments
  • Presents an in-depth review on the limits of life under multiple forms of stress
  • Discussion on the molecular mechanisms that enable microorganisms to thrive under extreme conditions of temperature, pH, Salinity and combinations of these factors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology (COLE, volume 27)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. General Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Polyextremophiles and the Constraints for Terrestrial Habitability

      • Mark C. Capece, Evan Clark, Jamal K. Saleh, Daniel Halford, Nicole Heinl, Samuel Hoskins et al.
      Pages 3-59

    3. Life on the Edge and Astrobiology: Who Is Who in the Polyextremophiles World?

      • Joseph Seckbach
      Pages 61-79

    4. The Dynamic Genomes of Acidophiles

      • Francisco J. López de Saro, Manuel J. Gómez, Enrique González-Tortuero, Víctor Parro
      Pages 81-97

  3. Halophiles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Two Centuries of Microbiological Research in the Wadi Natrun, Egypt: A Model System for the Study of the Ecology, Physiology, and Taxonomy of Haloalkaliphilic Microorganisms

      • Aharon Oren
      Pages 101-119

    3. Adaptation in Haloalkaliphiles and Natronophilic Bacteria

      • Horia L. Banciu, Dimitry Y. Sorokin
      Pages 121-178

    4. A Random Biogeochemical Walk into Three Soda Lakes of the Western USA: With an Introduction to a Few of Their Microbial Denizens

      • Ronald S. Oremland
      Pages 179-199

    5. Halophilic, Acidophilic, and Haloacidophilic Prokaryotes

      • Hiroaki Minegishi
      Pages 201-213

    6. Life in Magnesium- and Calcium-Rich Hypersaline Environments: Salt Stress by Chaotropic Ions

      • Aharon Oren
      Pages 215-232

    7. Survival Strategies of Halophilic Oligotrophic and Desiccation Resistant Prokaryotes

      • Helga Stan-Lotter, Sergiu Fendrihan
      Pages 233-248

    8. Radiation Resistance in Extremophiles: Fending Off Multiple Attacks

      • Kimberly M. Webb, Jocelyne DiRuggiero
      Pages 249-267

  4. Thermophiles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 269-269
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    2. Thermoalkaliphilic Microbes

      • Vikash Kumar, Tulasi Satyanarayana
      Pages 271-296

    3. Acido- and Thermophilic Microorganisms: Their Features, and the Identification of Novel Enzymes or Pathways

      • Yutaka Kawarabayasi
      Pages 297-313

    4. Microbial Diversity in Acidic High-Temperature Steam Vents

      • Richard L. Weiss Bizzoco, Scott T. Kelley
      Pages 315-332

  5. Psychrophiles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-333
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    2. Left Out in the Cold: Life in Cryoenvironments

      • Jacqueline Goordial, Guillaume Lamarche-Gagnon, Chih-Ying Lay, Lyle Whyte
      Pages 335-363

    3. Microbial Diversity and Enzymes in Ikaite Columns: A Cold and Alkaline Environment in Greenland

      • Jan K. Vester, Jeanette E. Lylloff, Mikkel A. Glaring, Peter Stougaard
      Pages 365-380
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About this book

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 novel results of application to polyextremophiles research ranging from nanotechnology to synthetic biology to the origin of life and beyond.

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“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 undergraduates and above.” (P. K. Strother, Choice, Vol. 52 (2), October, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Joseph Seckbach

  • Dept. of Plant and Env. Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Aharon Oren

  • Dept. Mikrobiology, Universität Salzburg FB Molekulare Biologie, Salzburg, Austria

    Helga Stan-Lotter

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