The Biology of HALOPHILIC BACTERIA
Russell H. Vreeland, Lawrence I. Hochstein
Abstract
Introduction to Saline Environments (Francisco Rodriguez-Valera). Ecology of Extremely Halophilic Microorganisms (Aharon Oren). Ecology of Moderately Halophilic Bacteria (Arturo Ramos-Cormenzana). Growth and Nutrition of Halophilic Bacteria (Donn J. Kushner). Taxonomy of Halophilic Bacteria (Russell H. Vreeland). Lipids of Extreme Halophiles (Masahiro Kamekura). Lipids of Halophilic and Halotolerant Microorganisms (Nick J. Russell). Osmotic Adaptation in Halophilic and Halotolerant Microorganisms (Johannes F. Imhoff). The Molecular Biology of Halophilic Archaebacteria (Patrick P. Dennis). Bioenergetics and Transport in Extreme Halophiles (Janos K. Lanyi). Index.
Topics & Concepts
HalophileHalotoleranceBiologyExtreme environmentBacteriaEcologySalinityGeneticsBuilding materials and conservationMarine and environmental studiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology