Full Description
Explains the variety of effects of and adaptations to high pressure in microorganisms.Summarizes the major findings in this field, and stimulates a cross-fertilization between the piezophile and the nonpiezophile high-pressure research fields. Covers a range of issues related to high-pressure microbiology with a firm emphasis on microbial physiology. Moves from basic science to practical applications, explaining topics such as thermodynamic principles, piezophilic microorganisms, food preservation, nonpiezophilic microorganisms, and deep-biosphere and deep-sea microorganisms. This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Contents
Table of Contents1. High Hydrostatic Pressure Effects in the Biosphere: from Molecules to Microbiology, Filip Meersman and Karel Heremans2. Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on Viruses, Andrea C. Oliveira, Andre M. O. Gomes, Sheila M. B. Lima, Rafael B. Goncalves, Walseska D. Schwarcz, Ana Cristina B. Silva, Juliana R. Cortines, and Jerson L. Silva3. Effects of High Pressure on Bacterial Spores, Peter Setlow4. Inactivation of Escherichia coli by High Pressure, Bernard M. Mackey and Pilar Manas5. Cellular Impact of Sublethal Pressures on Escherichia coli, Abram Aertsen and Chris W. Michiels6. Listeria monocytogenes High Hydrostatic Pressure Resistance and Survival Strategies, Marjon Wells-Bennik, Kimon A. Karatzas, Roy Moezelaar, and Tjakko Abee7. Effects of Pressure on Lactic Acid Bacteria, Rudi F. Vogel and Matthias A. Ehrmann8. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Response to High Hydrostatic Pressure, Patricia M. B. Fernandes9. Effects of Growth-Permissive Pressures on the Physiology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Fumiyoshi Abe10. Factors Affecting Inactivation of Food-Borne Bacteria by High Pressure, Margaret F. Patterson and Mark Linton11. Introduction to Deep-Sea Microbiology, Douglas H. Bartlett12. Isolation, Cultivation, and Diversity of Deep-Sea Piezophiles, Chiaki Kato, Yuichi Nogi, and Shizuka Arakawa13. Culture-Independent Characterization of Microbial Diversity in Selected Deep-Sea Sediments, Chiaki Kato, Shizuka Arakawa, Takako Sato, and Xiang Xiao14. Deep-Sea Geomicrobiology, Jiasong Fang and Dennis A. Bazylinski15. Deep-Sea Fungi, Chandralata Raghukumar and Samir Damare16. Physiology and Biochemistry of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii at Elevated Pressures, Boonchai B. Boonyaratanakornkit and Douglas S. Clark17. Molecular Biology of the Model Piezophile, Shewanella violacea DSS12, Chiaki Kato, Takako Sato, Kaoru Nakasone, and Hideyuki Tamegai18. Adaptations of the Psychrotolerant Piezophile Photobacterium profundum Strain SS9, Douglas H. Bartlett, Gail Ferguson, and Giorgio Valle
