1st Edition

Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 8 Bioremediation

Edited By Milton Fingerman, R. Nagabhushanam Copyright 2003
358 Pages
by CRC Press

352 Pages
by CRC Press

This book discusses petroleum spill bioremediation, the use of spectroscopy to identify microbial metabolic pathways, the detoxification of mercury by using recombinant mercury-resistant bacteria, and the use of manganese-oxidizing bacteria for bioremediation.

Cold-Active Enzymes from Cold-Adapted Microorganisms: Their Possible Applications and Structural Relationships with Mesophilic and Thermophilic Counterparts
Engineering of Microbial Dioxygenases for the Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
Piezophilic Bacteria in the Deep-Sea: Isolation, Taxonomy, Diversity, Molecular Adaptation and Biotechnological Potential
Microbial Control of Heavy Metal Pollution: An Overview
Molecular Characterization of Phenol-Degradation Bacteria in Activated Sludge
Cadmium and Manganese Transport Genes in Bacteria
Mercury Remediation Using Natural and Recombinant Microbes
Applications of Molecular Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology for Monitoring Bacteria
Biotechnological Treatment of Sulfur-Containing Wastewaters
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: An Overview
Chemical and Biological Transformation of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins

Biography

Milton Fingerman