1st Edition

Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 8 Bioremediation

Edited By Milton Fingerman, R. Nagabhushanam Copyright 2003

    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