Polar microbiology
Subtitle: the ecology, biodiversity, and bioremediation potential of microorganisms in extremely cold environments
By: editors, Asim K. Bej, Jackie Aislabie, Ronald M. Atlas.
Contributors: Bej, Asim K.; Aislabie, Jackie.; Atlas, Ronald M., 1946-
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420083842
Subjects: Extreme environments -- Microbiology; Polar regions; Microbiological Phenomena -- Antarctic Regions; Microbiological Phenomena -- Arctic Regions; Biodegradation, Environmental -- Antarctic Regions; Biodegradation, Environmental -- Arctic Regions; Cold Climate -- Antarctic Regions; Cold Climate -- Arctic Regions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Microbiology of Antarctic terrestrial soils and rocks / Donald A. Cowan ... [et al.]; title: Archaeal diversity in Antarctic ecosystems / Jackie Aislabie and John P. Bowman; title: Bacterial biodiversity of Antarctica : conventional polyphasic and rRNA approaches / Sisinthy Shivaji and G.S.N. Reddy; title: L.I.F.E. in Antarctic lakes / Birgit Sattler and Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi; title: Psychrophilic and psychrotolerant microbial extremophiles in polar environments / Richard B. Hoover and Elena V. Pikuta; title: Cold adaptation in Antarctic biodegradative microorganisms / Asim K. Bej and Nazia Mojib; title: Possible role of bacteriophage-mediated horizontal gene transfer on microbial adaptation to environmental stressors in polar ecosystems / Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi and Shannon J. Williamson; title: Sources of organic matter for the archean cryosphere / Perry A. Gerakines and Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi; title: Response of polar soil bacterial communities to fuel spills / Jackie Aislabie and Julia M. Foght; title: Microbial degradation of petroleum compounds in cold marine water and ice /  Odd G. Brakstad, Andrew M. Booth, and Liv-Guri Faksness; title: Potential for microbial biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in polar environments / Angelina Lo Giudice, Vivia Bruni, and Luigi Michaud; title: Tolerance of Antarctic soil fungi to hydrocarbons and their potential role in soil bioremediation / Kevin A. Hughes and Paul Bridge; title: Do fertilizers help in effective bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in polar soils? / Daniel Delille, Emilien Pelletier, and Frédéric Coulon; title: Bioremediation of contaminated sites in the Canadian Arctic : monitoring performance and the effects of biostimulation using molecular methods / Charles W. Greer; title: Occurrence, distribution, and nature of hydrocarbon-degrading genes in biodegradative microorganisms from the Antarctic environment / Adriana Philippi Luz, Emanuele Kuhn, and Vivian Helena Pellizari; title: Potential use of real-time PCR to assess changes in the microbial population structure and function during bioremediation of polar soils / Shane M. Powell; title: Microbial bioremediation in polar environments : current status and future directions / Ronald M. Atlas.