Polar microbiology the ecology, biodiversity, and bioremediation potential of microorganisms in extremely cold environments

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Other Authors Bej, Asim K., Aislabie, Jackie, Atlas, Ronald M., 1946-
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420083880
Physical Description250 p.

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Table of Contents:
  • Microbiology of Antarctic terrestrial soils and rocks / Donald A. Cowan ... [et al.]
  • Archaeal diversity in Antarctic ecosystems / Jackie Aislabie and John P. Bowman
  • Bacterial biodiversity of Antarctica : conventional polyphasic and rRNA approaches / Sisinthy Shivaji and G.S.N. Reddy
  • L.I.F.E. in Antarctic lakes / Birgit Sattler and Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi
  • Psychrophilic and psychrotolerant microbial extremophiles in polar environments / Richard B. Hoover and Elena V. Pikuta
  • Cold adaptation in Antarctic biodegradative microorganisms / Asim K. Bej and Nazia Mojib
  • Possible role of bacteriophage-mediated horizontal gene transfer on microbial adaptation to environmental stressors in polar ecosystems / Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi and Shannon J. Williamson
  • Sources of organic matter for the archean cryosphere / Perry A. Gerakines and Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi
  • Response of polar soil bacterial communities to fuel spills / Jackie Aislabie and Julia M. Foght
  • -Microbial degradation of petroleum compounds in cold marine water and ice / Odd G. Brakstad, Andrew M. Booth, and Liv-Guri Faksness
  • Potential for microbial biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in polar environments / Angelina Lo Giudice, Vivia Bruni, and Luigi Michaud
  • Tolerance of Antarctic soil fungi to hydrocarbons and their potential role in soil bioremediation / Kevin A. Hughes and Paul Bridge
  • Do fertilizers help in effective bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in polar soils? / Daniel Delille, Emilien Pelletier, and Frédéric Coulon
  • Bioremediation of contaminated sites in the Canadian Arctic : monitoring performance and the effects of biostimulation using molecular methods / Charles W. Greer
  • Occurrence, distribution, and nature of hydrocarbon-degrading genes in biodegradative microorganisms from the Antarctic environment / Adriana Philippi Luz, Emanuele Kuhn, and Vivian Helena Pellizari
  • -Potential use of real-time PCR to assess changes in the microbial population structure and function during bioremediation of polar soils / Shane M. Powell
  • Microbial bioremediation in polar environments : current status and future directions / Ronald M. Atlas.