Microbiomes of Extreme Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications

Ajar Nath Yadav (Editor) The extreme microbiomes are those microorganisms thriving under extreme conditions where no other living being will have any chance to survive. The extreme habitats are those presenting high temperatures (thermophiles), low temperature (psychrophiles), hypersaline environments (halophiles), low and high pH (Acidophiles/alkaliphiles), high pressure (Piezophiles) are distributed worldwide. The extreme habitats have proved to offer a unique reservoir of genetic diversity and biological source of extremophiles. The extremophilic microbial diversity and their biotechnological potential use in agricultural and industrial applications will be a milestone for future needs. Extremophiles and their cell components, therefore, are expected to play an important role in the chemical, food, pharmaceutical, paper and textile industries as well as environmental biotechnology. Product Details Publisher:CRC Press; 1st edition (March 22, 2021) Language:English Hardcover:302 pages ISBN-10:036734274X ISBN-13:978-0367342746 ISBN-13:9780367342746 eText ISBN: 9781000735413 Dimensions:7.01 x 10 inches