General and Applied Aspects of Halophilic Microorganisms

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Halophily, Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Nomenclature....Pages 3-7
The Microbiota of Saline Lakes of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 9-14
Halophilic Organisms and the Environment....Pages 15-24
Estimation of the Contribution of Archaebacteria and Eubacteria to the Bacterial Biomass and Activity in Hypersaline Ecosystems: Novel Approaches....Pages 25-31
Some Primary and Secondary Metabolites of Hypersaline Microbial Mats and Associated Sediments....Pages 33-43
Taxonomy of New Species of Moderately Halophilic Eubacteria....Pages 45-51
Phenotypic Characterization of Halophilic Bacteria from Ground Water Sources in the United States....Pages 53-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Halophiles of All Kinds:What are They Up to Now and Where do They Come From?....Pages 63-71
Mechanism of Chloride Transport in Halophilic Archaebacteria....Pages 73-80
Processes of Adaptation of Different Cell-Lines of Dunaliella to Widely Differing Salt Concentrations....Pages 81-88
Osmoregulation in Rhizobium Meliloti : Control of Glycine Betaine Biosynthesis and Catabolism....Pages 89-96
Is the Na + -Activated NADH-Quinone-Acceptor Oxidoreductase in Marine Bacteria and Moderate Halophiles a Primary Electrogenic Na + Pump?....Pages 97-106
Ionic Relations and Polyol Metabolism of Marine Fungi in Relation to Their Environment....Pages 107-113
Salt Adaptation of Ectothiorhodospira ....Pages 115-120
Lipoic Acid and Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase in Halophilic Archaeobacteria....Pages 121-128
Nitrate Reduction in the Extremely Halophilic Bacteria....Pages 129-137
Retinal-Opsin-Dependent Detection of Short-Wavelength Ultraviolet Radiation (UV-B), and Endogenous Bias on Direction of Flagellar Rotation in Tethered Halobacterium Halobium Cells....Pages 139-147
Steps in the Photosensory Signal Chain of Halobacterium Halobium ....Pages 149-155
Mode of Action of Halocins H4 and H6: Are They Effective Against the Adaptation to High Salt Environments?....Pages 157-164
Bioenergetics of Halobacterium Halobium and of H. Marismortui ....Pages 165-171
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
The Response of Halophilic Bacteria to Heavy Metals....Pages 173-179
Biochemical Characterization of Dihydrofolate Reductase of Halobacterium Volcanii ....Pages 181-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Polar Lipid Structure, Composition and Biosynthesis in Extremely Halophilic Bacteria....Pages 191-198
Variations in the Lipid Composition of Aerobic, Halophilic Archaeobacteria....Pages 199-205
Bacterioruberins Reinforce Reconstituted Halobacterium Lipid Membranes....Pages 207-215
The ‘True’ Intracellular Environment of Moderately Halophilic Eubacteria....Pages 217-224
Effects of Salinity on Membrane Lipids and Membrane-Derived Oligosaccharides....Pages 225-231
Physiology of Halomonas Elongata in Different NaCl Concentrations....Pages 233-241
Do Periplasmic Oligosaccharides Provide a Role in the Osmotic Adaptation of Gram-Negative Bacteria?....Pages 243-248
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
The Ribosomal RNA Operons of Halophilic Archaebacteria....Pages 251-257
Bacterio-Opsin Gene Expression in Halobacterium Halobium ....Pages 259-264
The Kinetic of the Genetic Exchange Process in Halobacterium Volcanii Mating....Pages 265-270
Physical Mapping and Gene Transfer Methods for Halobacterium (Haloferax) Volcanii ....Pages 271-276
Gas Vacuole Genes in Halobacteria....Pages 277-283
Insertion Elements Affecting Gas Vacuole Gene Expression in Halobacterium Halobium ....Pages 285-293
Genomic Organization Studies in Halobacteria Using Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis....Pages 295-303
Physical and Genetic Mapping of the Unstable Gas Vesicle Plasmid in Halobacterium Halobium NRC-1....Pages 305-311
Enzymology and Genetics of an Alpha-Like DNA Polymerase from Halobacterium Halobium ....Pages 313-319
Phylogeny of DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases: Testimony for the Origin of Eukaryotes....Pages 321-332
DNA Topology in Halobacteria....Pages 333-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
An Application of a Bioreactor with Flocculated Cells of Halophilic Micrococcus Varians Subsp. Halophilus Which Preferentially Adsorbed Halophilic Nuclease H to 5’-Nucleotide Production....Pages 341-349
Novel Compatible Solutes and Their Potential Application as Stabilizers in Enzyme Technology....Pages 351-358
Lysis of Halobacteria with Bile Acids and Proteolytic Enzymes of Halophilic Archaeobacteria....Pages 359-365
An Archaebacterial Antigen Used to Study Immunological Humoral Response to C- Myc Oncogene Product....Pages 367-372
Biopolymer Production by Haloferax Mediterranei ....Pages 373-380
Halophiles in Thai Fish Sauce (Nam Pla)....Pages 381-388
Liquid Fuel (Oil) from Halophilic Algae: A Renewable Source of Non-Polluting Energy....Pages 389-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-402