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- Provides an overview of the biology and potential biotechnological applications
- All Chapters were written by internationally recognized experts
- Suitable for microbiologists, biochemists, ecologists, environmental scientists and biotechnologists in academia and industry
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Yeasts are a versatile group of eukaryotic microorganisms, exhibiting heterogeneous nutritional profiles and an extraordinary ability to survive in a wide range of natural and man-associated ecosystems, including cold habitats. Cold-adapted yeasts inhabit numerous low-temperature environments where they are subjected to seasonal or permanent cold conditions. Hence, they have evolved a number of adaptation strategies with regard to growth and reproduction, metabolic activities, survival and protection. Due to their distinctive ability to thrive successfully at low and even subzero temperatures, cold-adapted yeasts are increasingly attracting attention in basic science and industry for their enormous biotechnological potential.
This book presents our current understanding of the diversity and ecology of cold-adapted yeasts in worldwide cold ecosystems, their adaptation strategies, and their biotechnological significance. Special emphasis is placed on the exploitation of cold-adapted yeasts as a source of cold-active enzymes and biopolymers, as well as their benefits for food microbiology, bioremediation and biocontrol. Further, aspects of food biodeterioration are considered.
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Diversity and Ecology of Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Worldwide Cold Habitats
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Adaptation Strategies of Cold-Adapted Yeasts to Low Temperatures
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Biotechnological Significance of Cold-Adapted Yeasts
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cold-adapted Yeasts
Book Subtitle: Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biotechnological Significance
Editors: Pietro Buzzini, Rosa Margesin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39681-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-39680-9Published: 21 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51215-9Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-39681-6Published: 07 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 549
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Applied Microbiology, Enzymology