J Seckbach

Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments - Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology J Seckbach 1999 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: 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) Review Quotes: "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) Table of Contents: Foreword; R. L. Chapman. Preface; J. Seckbach. Acknowledgement. I: In the Beginning: Origin and Evolution of the First Cells. 1: Tracing the Relationships among the Eubacteria using F70 Type Sigma Factors; T. M. Gruber, D. A. Bryant. 2: Gene Transfer in Early Evolution; L. Olendzenski, J. P. Gogarten. 3: The Evolution of Algae; A. W. D. Larkum. 4: From Bacteria to Protista; H. Nakamura. 5: Eukaryogenesis: The Search for an Evolutionary Transition towards Intelligence in an Extreme Environmental Habitat of the Outer Solar System; J. Chela-Flores. 6: Fossil Bacteria; F. Westall. 7: Growth and Organisms in Ammonia: Kakabekia, a Microbial Enigma; B. Z. Siegel. II: Enigmatic Microorganisms. 8: Enigmatic Unicellar Protista: Are They Really Enigmatic? The Algae Case; D. J. Chapman. 9: The Prochlorophytes An Algal Enigma. Biology of Chlorophyll a/b Containing Photosynthetic Prokaryotes; A. F. Post. 10: Cryptomonad Systematics An Algal Enigma? P. Kugrens. 11: The Organellar Genomes of Cyanidioschyzon merolae; N. Ohta, N. Sato, T. Kuroiwa. III: The Versatile Extension of Life. 12: The Versatility of Microorganisms; M. M. Walsh, J. Seckbach. 13: Eukaryotic Cells under Extreme Conditions; D. McL. Roberts. 14: The Poikilotrophic Micro-Organism and its Environment. Microbial Strategies of Establishment, Growth and Survival; A. A. Gorbushina, W. E. Krumbein. 15: The Study of Enigmatic Microbial Communities; T. E. Jensen, W. A. Corpe. 16: Nanobacteria and Man; E. Olavi Kajander, M. Bjorklund, N. Ciftcioglu. 17: An Enigma in Marine Nanoplankton. The Role of Star-Like Structures Produced by Phaeocystis; M.-J. Chretiennot-Dinet. 18: Algal Versatility in Various Extreme Environments; J. Elster. IV: Microorganisms in Extreme Environments. Dryness. 19: Enigmatic Desert Soil Algae, Soil Algal Flora of the Western U. S. A. and Baja California, Mexico; V. R. Flechtner. 20: Life in the Rocks Endolithic Algae; N. van Thielen, D. J. Garbary. 21: Lithobionts in the Eastern Mediterranean; J. Garty. Temperature Effects. i. Thermophiles. 22: Fine Structure of Hyperthermophilic Prokaryotes; R. Rachel. 23: The Phylogeny of Thermophiles and Hyperthermophiles and the Three Domains of Life. The Phylogeny of Thermophiles; D. Bhattacharya, T. Friedl, H. Schmidt. 24: Life in the Extreme: New Prokaryotes Living in High Temperature Low pH Environments; R. L. Weiss Bizzoco. ii. Psychrophiles. 25: Psychrophilic Yeasts; H. S. Vishniac. 26: Antarctic Microfungi; S. Onofri. Halophiles. 27: The Enigma of Square and Triangular Halophilic Archaea; A. Oren. 28: Microbial Life in the Dead Sea; A. Ventosa, D. R. Arahal. 29: Salt Sensitivity of Cells; H. Nakamura. 30: Survival of Halophilic Bacteria in Ancient Salts: Possibilities and Potentials; R. H. Vreeland, W. D. Rozenzweig. 31: Dunaliella &bgr;-Carotene. From Science to Commerce; A. Ben-Amotz. 32: Haloarchaeal Growth Physiology; R. F. Shand, A. M. Perez. Living in Enormous pH Ranges. i."