Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. Contributing authors xvii
5. 1 Extremophiles: a promising source of novel natural products 1
6. 2 The extremophilic pharmacy: drug discovery at the limits of life 43
7. 3 Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacteria for production of biotechnologically interesting compounds 73
8. 4 Extremozymes: from discovery to novel bio-products 97
9. 5 The compatible solute ectoine: protection mechanisms, strain development, and industrial production 121
10. 6 Thermophilic photosynthesis-based microbial communities – energy production and conversion 153
11. 7 Photosynthesis at high latitudes – adaptation of photosynthetic microorganisms to Nordic climates 165
12. 8 Roles of extremophiles in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil environment 197
13. 9 Bioremediative potential of bacteria in cold desert environments 231
14. 10 Subsurface extremophiles and nuclear waste storage 243
15. 11 Metal bioleaching: fundamentals and geobiotechnical application of aerobic and anaerobic acidophiles 261
16. 12 Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth 289
17. 13 The biotechnological potential of yeast under extreme conditions 313
18. 14 Biotechnological potential of tardigrades 357
19. Index 391