1st Edition

Alkaliphiles

By Horikoshi Copyright 1999
352 Pages
by CRC Press

352 Pages
by Routledge

One of the most fascinating aspects of alkaliphiles is their ability to maintain pH homeostasis under extreme environmental conditions. This work provides a treatment of alkaliphilic microbiology, supported by molecular studies on the genetics of alkaliphilic Bacillus strain. Genomic analysis of Bacillus halodurans C-125 has been started and the genes responsible for alkaliphily are described. In... Read more
Isolation, distribution and taxonomy of alkaliphilic microorganisms; cell structure; physiology; molecular biology; alkaliphily; extracellular enzymes; application of alkaliphiles.

Biography

Koki Horikoshi (Author)