Polar and sub-polar microbiology

 Content: Table of Contents   Contributors  Preface: An Exciting Era in Polar Microbiology  I. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN POLAR ENVIRONMENTS 1. Bacterial Diversity in Polar Habitats Bronwyn M. Kirby, Samantha Easton, I. Marla Tuffin, and Don A. Cowan  2. Archaea Thomas D. Niederberger, Ian R. McDonald, and S. Craig Cary  3. Bacteriophages at the Poles Robert V. Miller  4. Fungi in Polar Environments Polona Zalar, Silva Sonjak, and Nina Gunde-Cimerman   II. ADAPTATIONS AND PHYSIOLOGY OF COLD-ADAPTED MICROORGANISMS IN POLAR ENVIRONMENTS  5. General Characteristics of Cold-Adapted Microorganisms Shawn Doyle, Markus Dieser, Erik Broemsen, and Brent Christner  6. Genomic and Expression Analyses of Cold-Adapted Microorganisms Corien Bakermans, Peter W. Bergholz, Debora F. Rodrigues, Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, Hector L. Ayala-del-Rio, and James M. Tiedje  7. Metagenomic Analysis of Polar Ecosystems Etienne Yergeau and Charles W. Greer  8. Polar Microorganisms and Biotechnology Georges Feller and Rosa Margesin   III. ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF POLAR MICROBIOLOGY COMMUNITIES  9. Microbial Carbon Cycling in Permafrost Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, Susanne Liebner, Roland Wilhelm, and Dirk Wagner  10. Polar Marine Microbiology Connie Lovejoy  11. Cryospheric Environments in Polar Regions (Glaciers and Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Ice Shelves) Mark Skidmore, Anne Jungblut, Matthew Urschel, and Karen Junge   IV. CHALLENGES TO LIVING IN POLAR AND SUBPOLAR ENVIRONMENTS  12. Low-Temperature Limits of Microbial Growth and Metabolism P. Buford Price  13. Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Life at the Poles Helen A. Vrionis, Karen Warner, Lyle G. Whyte, and Robert V. Miller  14. Life in Ice on Other Worlds Christopher P. McKay, Nadia C. S. Mykytczuk, and Lyle G. Whyte   Index