Frontmatter

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. List of contributing authors V
3. Contents XIII
4. Acidophilic microbial communities: remediating acid mine drainage waters 1
5. The extremophiles indigenous to acid mines 23
6. Halophiles: properties, adaptations, diversity, and applications 43
7. Deep-sea extremophiles and their diversity in the Indian Ocean 65
8. Extremozymes: exclusive outlook toward the white biotechnology 95
9. Extremophiles: a potential source of extremozymes 113
10. Prospects of biofuels, biofertilizers, and therapeutics from extremophiles 131
11. Extremophilic pigments in eukaryotic microbes: a tool for survivability 149
12. Bioactive compounds from extremophilic bacteria 171
13. Psychrophiles survival strategies: insights into the comprehensive adaptive behavioral approaches in cold-habituated bacteria 197
14. Extremophiles to polyextremophiles: survival of the fittest 221
15. An overview of extremophiles as microbial armament for bioremediation 245
16. Biotechnological applications extremophiles: the golden epoch ahead 269
17. Potential of extremophiles: a review of current research in nanoparticle synthesis 289
18. Cyanobacteria in nanotechnology 315
19. Use of extremophiles in nanotechnology 339
20. Contribution of cyanobacteria and microalgae as extremophiles in the field of biotechnology 365
21. Exploring the potential extremophilic microbes for bioremediation 383
22. Index 407