Overview
- Editors:
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Dinesh K Maheshwari
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Dept of Botany & Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri Univ, Haridwar, India
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Meenu Saraf
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Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
- Focuses on exploitation of halophilic organisms for their multifarious role in fundamental and applied aspects
- State of art of metabolites and products obtained from halophiles for use in diverse environments
- This book will be the first of its kind, differently from existing publications which focus on taxonomy, phylogeny and adaptation
- Written by eminent experts well versed with tools and application aspects in this subject area
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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- Sangeeta D. Gohel, Amit K. Sharma, Kruti G. Dangar, Foram J. Thakrar, Satya P. Singh
Pages 29-55
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- Javad Hamedi, Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi
Pages 57-143
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- Pallavee Srivastava, Meenal Kowshik
Pages 145-159
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- Mădălin Enache, Roxana Cojoc, Masahiro Kamekura
Pages 161-172
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- Tommonaro Giuseppina, Abbamondi Gennaro Roberto, Toksoy Oner Ebru, Nicolaus Barbara
Pages 189-207
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- Sudipta Tripathi, Shilajit Barua, Kalyan Chakrabarti
Pages 209-234
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- Elhafid Nabti, Michael Schmid, Anton Hartmann
Pages 235-259
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- Safiye Elif Korcan, Muhsin Konuk, Sevim Feyza Erdoğmuş
Pages 261-276
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- Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, Javad Hamedi, Mona Dehhaghi
Pages 277-321
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- Samir S-A. Radwan, Dina M. Al-Mailem
Pages 323-354
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- Mohammad Ali Amoozegar, Maryam Siroosi
Pages 355-378
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- M. Delgado-García, B. Nicolaus, A. Poli, C. N. Aguilar, R. Rodríguez-Herrera
Pages 379-401
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- Vikram H. Raval, Megha K. Purohit, Satya P. Singh
Pages 421-449
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Back Matter
Pages 451-456
About this book
The world of halophiles is quite diverse and their representatives in three domains of life i.e. archaea, bacteria and eukarya. They are found all over the small subunit rRNA based tree of life and these micro-organisms are adapted to salt concentration up to saturation hence able to grow at >300g/l Nacl concentration. Their metabolic diversity is high as well encompassing oxygenic and anoxygenic phototrophs, aerobic heterotrophs, denitrifiers, sulphate reducers, fermenters and methanogens. The proteins of halophiles are magnificently engineered to function in a milieu containing 2-5M salt that encodes genes represent a valuable repository and resource for reconstruction and visualizing processes of habitat selection and adaptive evolution. Search for new enzymes endowed with novel activities and enhanced stability continues to be desirable purpose for important commercial production of biotechnological significance. These poly extremophiles proved excellent source of enzymes and metabolites possessing inherent ability to function in extreme conditions of high salt, alkaline pH and facilitating catalysis for industrial application in food processing, industrial bioconversion, bioremediation etc. In fact, it has just begun to realize the great potential and true extent of diversity and suitable applications if explored them judiciously. This book highlights current applications and research on halophiles to provide a timely overview. Chapters are written by expert authors from around the world and include topics of varied importance which include their role to play in enzyme production, restoration of soil fertility and plant growth , antimicrobial and biocatalytic potential, biomolecules in nanotechnology and aspects of quorum sensing. The book is divided into three sections, dealing with biodiversity, biotechnology and sustainable exploitation of halophiles. This major new work represents a valuable source of information to all those scientists interested in microorganisms in general and extremophiles in particular with respect to their innovative products and applications.
Reviews
“Each chapter is written in a very clear style and has reached also very useful reference … . the book ‘Halophiles: Biodiversity and Sustainable Exploitation’ is a very valuable reading for students as well as for already known scientists working in the field.” (Ioan I. Ardelean, Romanian Journal of Biology, Vol. 61 (1-2), 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
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Dept of Botany & Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri Univ, Haridwar, India
Dinesh K Maheshwari
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Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
Meenu Saraf
