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Chapter 14 : Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity
Authors:
Constantinos E. Vorgias1,
Garabed Antranikian2
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1: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry-Molecular Biology, Panepistimiopolis-Zographou, 15701 Athens, Greece;
2: Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Technical Microbiology, Kasernenstrasse 12, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Content Type: Monograph
Publication Year:
2004
Category: Environmental Microbiology; Applied and Industrial Microbiology
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10.1128/9781555817770
Chapter DOI:
10.1128/9781555817770.ch14
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Abstract:
During the past 20 years, rapidly growing research activities focused on the elucidation of the basic rules that govern extreme microorganisms such as prokaryotes, have been conducted all over the world. This new field was strongly supported by industry and academia because it became obvious that the extremophilic organisms provide a unique resource for a variety of biomolecules such as enzymes and compounds with high potential for applications in the biotechnological industry. Furthermore, the finding of novel biocatalysts will allow the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly industrial processes. This chapter focuses on a general description of the ecology, the general properties, and some examples of the biotechnological application of microorganisms that are able to grow optimally under very low or very high temperature, extreme pH, and high salinity. Such extremophiles can be found in terrestrial and marine environments all over the world and particularly in exotic ecological niches such as polar regions, solfataric fields, soda lakes, and abyssal hypothermal vents. Most of the bacteria identified were classified in four phylogenetic groups: Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides division, as were supported by cultivation data.
Citation:
Vorgias C, Antranikian G.
2004.
Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity,
p 146-153.
In
Bull A (ed),
Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting.
ASM Press, Washington, DC.
doi: 10.1128/9781555817770.ch14
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Citation:
Vorgias C, Antranikian G.
2004.
Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity,
p 146-153.
In
Bull A (ed),
Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting.
ASM Press, Washington, DC.
doi: 10.1128/9781555817770.ch14
/content/10.1128/9781555817770.chap14.tab14-1
Table 1
Microorganisms living at extreme pHs
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Table 1
Microorganisms living at extreme pHs
Citation:
Vorgias C, Antranikian G.
2004.
Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity,
p 146-153.
In
Bull A (ed),
Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting.
ASM Press, Washington, DC.
doi: 10.1128/9781555817770.ch14
/content/10.1128/9781555817770.chap14.tab14-2
Table 2
Microorganisms growing at low temperature
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Table 2
Microorganisms growing at low temperature
Citation:
Vorgias C, Antranikian G.
2004.
Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity,
p 146-153.
In
Bull A (ed),
Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting.
ASM Press, Washington, DC.
doi: 10.1128/9781555817770.ch14
/content/10.1128/9781555817770.chap14.tab14-3
Table 3
Microorganisms growing at elevated temperatures
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Table 3
Microorganisms growing at elevated temperatures
Citation:
Vorgias C, Antranikian G.
2004.
Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity,
p 146-153.
In
Bull A (ed),
Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting.
ASM Press, Washington, DC.
doi: 10.1128/9781555817770.ch14
/content/10.1128/9781555817770.chap14.tab14-4
Table 4
Microorganisms living at high salt concentrations
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Table 4
Microorganisms living at high salt concentrations
Citation:
Vorgias C, Antranikian G.
2004.
Extremophiles: pH, Temperature, and Salinity,
p 146-153.
In
Bull A (ed),
Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting.
ASM Press, Washington, DC.
doi: 10.1128/9781555817770.ch14