Halophiles and Hypersaline Environments. Current Research and Future Trends. 2011. col. illus. XX, 387 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

This book presents the latest results in the exploration of halophilicbacteris, archaea, fungi and viruses. Basic and molecular aspects aswell as possible biotechnological applications of halophiles arehighlighted by leading scientists. Topics include: the family Halomonadaceae, the hypersaline lakes of Inner Mongolia, Salinibacterruber- from genomics to microevolution and ecology, the impact of lipidomics on the microbial world of hypersaline environments, molecular mechanisms of adaptation to high salt concentration in the black yeast Hortaea werneckii, viruses in hypersaline environments,initation and regulation of translation in halophilic Archaea, proteintransport into and across haloarchaeal cytoplasmic membranes,protein glycosylation in Haloferax volcanii, the effect of anoxic conditions and temperature on gas vesicle formation in Halobacterium salinarum, halophiles exposed to multiple stressors, cellular adjustments of Bacillus subtilis to fluctuating salinities, the nature and function of carotenoids in Halobacillus halophilus, xanthorhodopsin, enzymatic biomass degradation by halophilic microorganisms, and enzymes from halophilic Archaea.