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Trends in biotechnology of polyextremophiles / Maulin P. Shah, Satarupa Dey, editors.

This book covers polyextremophiles, the latest biotechnological advances, and developments in the study of extremophilic diversity with a focus on genetics, proteomics and the impact of climate change. It sets out new perspectives on the polyextremophiles' mechanism of tolerance to extreme cond...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Shah, Maulin P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2024]
Subjects:
Microbial biotechnology.
Extreme environments > Microbiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Overview of the Genes Associated with Polyextremophiles
  • 1 Polyextremophiles: Environmental Extremities in Conjunction
  • 2 Adaptations of the Polyextremophilic Life
  • 3 Genetic Stability of Thermoacidophiles
  • 3.1 Archaeal Thermoacidophiles
  • 3.2 Stress Response in Thermoacidophiles
  • 3.3 The Sulfolbales
  • 3.4 Genus Acidianus
  • 3.5 Genus Metallosphaera
  • 3.6 Genus Saccharolobus
  • 3.7 Genus Sulfolobus
  • 3.8 CRISPR-Cas Mechanisms in Sulfolobales
  • 3.9 Genetic Mechanisms and Adaptability
  • 3.10 Central Dogma Machinery: Central Dogma Comprises DNA Replication, Transcription, and Translation
  • 3.11 The Thermoplasmatales
  • 3.12 Cellular Structure and Adaptation of P. torridus
  • 3.13 Genome of P. torridus
  • 3.14 Replication Apparatus and Restriction System
  • 3.15 Amino Acid Metabolism
  • 3.16 Transport Mechanism
  • 3.17 Energy Metabolism
  • 3.18 Orthologs
  • 4 Genetic Stability of Thermo-Alkaliphilic Microbes
  • 4.1 Survival Techniques in Extreme Alkali- and Thermophilic Conditions
  • 5 Genetic Stability of Haloalkaliphiles
  • 5.1 Stability of Cell Membrane and Cell Wall in Haloalkaline Condition
  • 5.2 Stable Changes in Cell Membrane: High Salt and High pH Leading to Change in Membrane Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Composition
  • 5.3 Stable Changes in Cell Wall: Acidic Cell Wall of Haloalkaliphiles
  • 5.4 Stable Osmoregulatory System in Haloalkalophilic Bacteria
  • 5.5 Role of Glycine Betaine: The Universal Osmoprotectant
  • 5.6 Role of Ectoine in Osmoregulation
  • 5.7 Role of Glutamate as Osmoprotectant
  • 5.8 Role of Sucrose and Trehalose in Osmoregulation
  • 5.9 Role of K+ in Osmoregulation
  • 6 Genetic Stability of Haloacidophiles
  • 6.1 A Brief Overview of Haloacidophiles
  • 6.2 Mechanisms of Survival Under Extreme Conditions
  • 6.3 The Role of Osmoprotectants in the Survival of Haloacidophiles
  • 6.4 Mechanism to Counteract Chloride Ion Stress
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Genetics and Proteomics of Polyextremophiles Existing in High Temperature
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Thermostable Enzymes
  • 2 Thermophile Adaptation Mechanisms (Adaptation to Growth at High Temperature)
  • 2.1 Thermophile Adaptation Mechanisms at Proteome Level
  • 2.2 Thermophile Adaptation Mechanisms at Transcriptome Level
  • 2.3 Thermophile Adaptation Mechanisms at Genomic Level
  • 3 Horizontal Gene Transfer in Thermophiles
  • 4 The Gene Expression Patterns of Polyextremophiles at High Temperatures
  • 4.1 Response of Gene Clusters to Temperature in Polyextremophiles
  • 4.2 Polyextremophiles Have an Effective and Stable Protein Synthesis Apparatus
  • 4.3 Temperature-Sensitive Gene Expression in Thermophiles
  • 5 Protein Thermostability in Polyextremophiles
  • 5.1 Presence of an Increased Number of Disulfides Bridging in Thermostable Proteins

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