Lee N. Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms 2020

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This book provides a broad overview how extremophiles can be used in biotechnology, including for the production and degradation of compounds. It reviews various recent discoveries and applications related to a large variety of extremophiles, considering both prokaryotes as well as eukaryotes.
Extremophiles: a promising source of novel natural products
The extremophilic pharmacy: drug discovery at the limits of life
Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacteria for production of biotechnologically interesting compounds
Extremozymes: from discovery to novel bio-products
The compatible solute ectoine: protection mechanisms, strain development, and industrial production
Thermophilic photosynthesis-based microbial communities – energy production and conversion
Photosynthesis at high latitudes – adaptation of photosynthetic microorganisms to Nordic climates
Roles of extremophiles in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil environment
Bioremediative potential of bacteria in cold desert environments
Subsurface extremophiles and nuclear waste storage
Metal bioleaching: fundamentals and geobiotechnical application of aerobic and anaerobic acidophiles
Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth
The biotechnological potential of yeast under extreme conditions
Biotechnological potential of tardigrades