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基本説明
Sheds new light on the microbial ecology and physiology of the Earth's polar regions and offers a survey of what is known and not known about the microbial inhabitants of polar environments.
Full Description
Sheds new light on the microbial ecology and physiology of the Earth's polar regions.Examines the microbial investigations during the International Polar Year of 2008 focusing on the Arctic and Antarctic, along with earlier investigations on critical environmental issues such as climate change, ozone depletion, and elemental cycling. Offers a survey of what is known and unknown about the microbial inhabitants of polar environments, addresses the adaptations and physiology of cold-adapted microorganisms, and explores the ecological role that polar microbial communities play in biogeochemical cycling. Presents the challenges that polar and subpolar microorganisms face and describes the lowest temperatures in which microbial life can exist-and the prospects for life on other planets.Recommended for a general microbiology audience as well as for scientists and students in all areas of biology and geomicrobiology. 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 ContentsContributorsPreface: An Exciting Era in Polar Microbiology1. Bacterial Diversity in Polar HabitatsBronwyn M. Kirby, Samantha Easton, I. Marla Tuffin, and Don A. Cowan2. ArchaeaThomas D. Niederberger, Ian R. McDonald, and S. Craig Cary3. Bacteriophages at the PolesRobert V. Miller4. Fungi in Polar EnvironmentsPolona Zalar, Silva Sonjak, and Nina Gunde-CimermanENVIRONMENTS5. General Characteristics of Cold-Adapted MicroorganismsShawn Doyle, Markus Dieser, Erik Broemsen, and Brent Christner6. Genomic and Expression Analyses of Cold-Adapted MicroorganismsCorien Bakermans, Peter W. Bergholz, Debora F. Rodrigues, Tatiana A.Vishnivetskaya, Hector L. Ayala-del-Rio, and James M. Tiedje7. Metagenomic Analysis of Polar EcosystemsEtienne Yergeau and Charles W. Greer8. Polar Microorganisms and BiotechnologyGeorges Feller and Rosa Margesin9. Microbial Carbon Cycling in PermafrostTatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, Susanne Liebner, Roland Wilhelm, and Dirk Wagner10. Polar Marine MicrobiologyConnie Lovejoy11. Cryospheric Environments in Polar Regions (Glaciers and Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Ice Shelves)Mark Skidmore, Anne Jungblut, Matthew Urschel, and Karen Junge12. Low-Temperature Limits of Microbial Growth and MetabolismP. Buford Price13. Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Life at the PolesHelen A. Vrionis, Karen Warner, Lyle G. Whyte, and Robert V. Miller14. Life in Ice on Other WorldsChristopher P. McKay, Nadia C. S. Mykytczuk, and Lyle G. WhyteIndex