Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology) [Hardcover]

Joseph Seckbach (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0792354923 | ISBN-13: 978-0792354925 | Edition: 1

This volume covers the fields of origin, evolution and phylogenesis from prokaryotic to eukaryotic cells. The eminent authors, experts in their fields, review the three kingdoms of life (Archea, Eubacteria and Eukarya) from molecular evolutionary levels to ecological aspects in enigmatic habitats, including general reviews of puzzling pro-and eukaryotic organisms and their domains. We discuss dry habitats, thermophilic (cells in hot springs and undersea thermal vents up to 110°C), psychrophilic (cryophiles) and halophilic (high salt concentrations) niches which among the harshest conditions found on Earth where microbial life is frequently detected. Some chapters deal with the organisms which grow in extreme pH conditions (acidity vs. alkalinity), and under hydrostatic pressure in the deep sea, and microbial growth on petroleum. Audience: Students, lecturers and researchers; scholars in the fields of biology, evolutionary biology and chemistry, and other evolutionary fields, and the intelligent layman.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It is a good reference source for traditional extreme habitats and also provides many novel topics, such as lab-induced endosymbiosis, and good review chapters on basic physiology and metabolism." (European Journal of Phycology, 36 (2001)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 716 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792354923
• ISBN-13: 978-0792354925
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,704,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)