Biotechnological Applications of Cold-Adapted Organisms

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Development of regulatable expression systems for cloned genes in cold-adapted bacteria....Pages 1-16
Biotechnology of enzymes from cold-adapted microorganisms....Pages 17-34
Low temperature organic phase biocatalysis using cold-adapted enzymes....Pages 35-48
Lipases A and B from the yeast Candida antarctica ....Pages 49-61
Peptide hydrolases from antarctic krill — an important new tool with a promising medical potential....Pages 63-74
Heat-labile uracil-DNA glycosylase from a psychrophilic marine bacterium....Pages 75-85
Principle of cold-adaptation in the derivation of live attenuated respiratory virus vaccines....Pages 87-100
Cold-adapted microorganisms for use in food biotechnology....Pages 101-115
Low temperature fermentation of wine and beer by cold-adapted and immobilized yeast cells....Pages 117-145
Cold-resistant plant development by genetic manipulation of membrane lipids....Pages 147-160
The potential use of cold-adapted rhizobia to improve symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes cultivated in temperate regions....Pages 161-176
Plant protection by cold-adapted fungi....Pages 177-190
Snow mold-crop-environment interactions....Pages 191-202
Simulation analysis of operating conditions for a municipal wastewater treatment plant at low temperatures....Pages 203-220
The potentials of sub-mesophilic and/or psychrophilic anaerobic treatment of low strength wastewaters....Pages 221-234
Effectiveness of wastewater lagoons in cold regions....Pages 235-256
Low temperature anaerobic treatment of swine manure....Pages 257-269
Biodegradation of organic pollutants at low temperatures....Pages 271-289
Biohydrometallurgical processes and temperature....Pages 291-308
Applications of biological ice nucleators....Pages 309-317
Applications of antifreeze proteins....Pages 319-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-339