Overview
- Covers the most recent and novel applications of extremophiles in different areas of biotechnology
- Explores the challenges and benefits of applying extremolytes and extremozymes in biotechnology
- Provides an overview of the methodologies used to study extremophiles
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology (GCBB, volume 1)
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Aimed at research scientists and biotechnologists, this book is an essential reading for those working with extremophiles and their potential biotechnological application. Here, we provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on the recent advances and challenges in different aspects of the theme. Written in an accessible language, the book is also a recommended as reference text for anyone interested in this thriving field of research.
Over the last decades, the study of extremophiles has provided ground breaking discoveries that challenge our understanding of biochemistry and molecular biology. In the applied side, extremophiles and their enzymes have spawned a multibillion dollar biotechnology industry, with applications spanning biomedical, pharmaceutical, industrial, environmental, and agricultural sectors. Taq DNA polymerase (which was isolated from Thermus aquaticus from a geothermal spring in Yellowstone National Park) is the most well-known example of the potential biotechnological application of extremophiles and their biomolecules. Indeed, the application of extremophiles and their biologically active compounds has opened a new era in biotechnology. However, despite the latest advances, we are just in the beginning of exploring the biotechnological potentials of extremophiles.
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Book Title: Biotechnology of Extremophiles:
Book Subtitle: Advances and Challenges
Editors: Pabulo H Rampelotto
Series Title: Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13521-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13520-5Published: 10 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79187-6Published: 20 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13521-2Published: 27 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2367-1017
Series E-ISSN: 2367-1025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 720
Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology