Microbial Ecology of Extreme Environments

1. Introduction
Caroline Chénard, Federico M. Lauro

2. Ecogenomics of Deep-Ocean Microbial Bathytypes
Logan M. Peoples, Douglas H. Bartlett

3. Adaptations of Cold- and Pressure-Loving Bacteria to the Deep-Sea Environment: Cell Envelope and Flagella
Kamila K. Myka, David J. Allcock, Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh, Theodora Tryfona, Andreas F. Haag, Federico M. Lauro, Douglas H. Bartlett, Gail P. Ferguson

4. Microbial Electron Transport in the Deep Subsurface
Jamie Hinks, Mi Zhou, Jan Dolfing

5. Metagenomics of Hyperthermophilic Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Andrea Strazzulli, Roberta Iacono, Rosa Giglio, Marco Moracci, Beatrice Cobucci-Ponzano

6. Crenarchaeal Viruses of Hot Springs: Diversity, Ecology and Co-evolution
Alice C. Ortmann

7. New Insights into the Microbial Diversity of Polar Desert Soils: A Biotechnological Perspective
Josie Dorst, Nicole Benaud, Belinda Ferrari

8. Exploring the Viral Ecology of High Latitude Aquatic Systems
Caroline Chénard, Federico M. Lauro

9. The Nature and Relevance of Solvent Stress in Microbes and Mechanisms of Tolerance
Mike Manefield, Matthew Lee, Joanna Koenig

10. Clouds: A Transient and Stressing Habitat for Microorganisms
Anne Marie Delort, Mickael Vaïtilingom, Muriel Joly, Pierre Amato, Nolwenn Wirgot, Audrey Lallement, Martine Sancelme, Maria Matulova, Laurent Deguillaume

Keywords: Life Sciences, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology