Extremophiles in Deep-Sea Environments

Many organisms in deep-sea environments are extremophiles thriving in extreme conditions: high pressure, high or low temperature, or high co ncentrations of inorganic compounds. This book presents the microbiolo gy of extremophiles living in the deep sea and describes the isolation , cultivation, and taxonomic identification of microorganisms retrieve d from the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point. Also explained a re techniques for recovering pressure-loving bacteria, the barophiles (piezophiles), and for whole genome analysis of Bacillus halodurans C- 125. Physiological analysis of the pressure effect in Saccharomyces ce revisiae and Escherichia coli is used to answer the question of how de ep-sea organisms survive under high hydrostatic pressure. These resear ch results are useful in both basic science and industrial application s. Readers discover a new microbial world in the ocean depths, with st ate-of-the-science information on extremophiles.