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Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols
There are tens of thousands of structurally different hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon derivatives and lipids, and a wide array of these molecules are required for cells to function. The global hydrocarbon cycle, which is largely driven by microorganisms, has a major impact on our environment and climate. Microbes are responsible for cleaning up the environmental pollution caused by the exploitation of hydrocarbon reservoirs and will also be pivotal in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels by providing biofuels, plastics and industrial chemicals. Gaining an understanding of the relevant functions of the wide range of microbes that produce, consume and modify hydrocarbons and related compounds will be key to respondingto these challenges. This comprehensive collection of current and emerging protocols will facilitate acquisition of this understanding and exploitation of useful activities of such microbes.
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Book Title: Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols
Book Subtitle: Ultrastructure and Imaging
Editors: Terry J. McGenity, Kenneth N. Timmis, Balbina Nogales
Series Title: Springer Protocols Handbooks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49134-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49132-4Published: 22 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56983-2Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-49134-8Published: 13 April 2016
Series ISSN: 1949-2448
Series E-ISSN: 1949-2456
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 174
Topics: Microbiology, Biochemical Engineering