Title | Thermophiles Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution [electronic resource] / edited by Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Mary Voytek, Rocco Mancinelli |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2001 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1197-7 |
Descript | XXI, 205 p. online resource |
1 The Origins of Research on Thermophiles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early Bacteriological Research on Thermophiles -- 3. Ecological Observations of Geothermal Environments -- 4. Yellowstone National Park -- 5. Thermus Aquaticus -- 6. Discovery of Extreme Thermophiles -- 7. Thermoplasma, Sulfolobus, and the Archaea -- 8. Yellowstone Research and the Deep-Sea Thermal -- 9. Microbial Prospecting in Thermal Habitats -- 10. Conservation of Yellowstoneโs Thermal Resources -- 11. Summary -- References -- 2 Deep-Sea Thermophilic Prokaryotes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Hydrothermal Vent Environments -- 3. Biological Communities -- 4. Ecological Studies -- 5. Diversity: Thermophilic and Hyperthermophilic Isolates -- 6. Assessments of Molecular Diversity -- 7. Bioprospecting and Biotechnology -- 8. Hydrothermal Vents and the Origin of Life -- 9. Summary -- References -- 3 Biodiversity of Acidophilic Moderate Thermophiles Isolated from Two Sites in Yellowstone National Park, and Their Roles in the Dissimilatory Oxido-Reduction of Iron -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary -- References -- 4 Presence of Thermophilic Naegleria Isolates in the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary -- References -- 5 Examining Bacterial Population Diversity Within the Octopus Spring Microbial Mat Community -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Octopus Spring Mat Cyanobacterial Diversity as Revealed by Microscopy, Cultivation, Probing, Cloning, and Sequencing -- 3. Standardization of Methodology, Environmentally Meaningful Sampling Points, and Increased Sample Throughput are Necessary to Understand Octopus Spring Population Dynamics -- 4. DGGE Analysis of Octopus Spring Mat Samples -- 5. DGGE Analyses of Aerobic Chemoorganotrophic Enrichment Cultures Demonstrates the Incongruence among Populations within Natural Microbial Communities and Those Obtained from Selective Enrichment Cultures -- 6. Summary -- References -- 6 Direct 5S rRNA Assay for Microbial Community Characterization -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary -- References -- 7 Community Structure Along a Thermal Gradient in a Stream near Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- References -- 8 Isolation of Hyperthermophilic Archaea Previously Detected by Sequencing rDNA Directly from the Environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Summary -- References -- 9 Thermophilic Anoxygenic Phototrophs Diversity and Ecology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Diversity and Phylogeny of Hot Spring Anoxyphototrophs -- 3. Physiology of Hot Spring Anoxyphototrophs -- 4. Ecological Studies of Thermophilic Anoxyphototrophs -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 10 Algal Physiology at High Temperature, Low pH, and Variable pC02 Implications for Evolution and Ecology -- 1. Introduction: Why the Microbial Mats of Yellowstone -- 2. Material and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary -- References -- 11 The Zonation and Structuring of Siliceous Sinter Around Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, and the Role of Thermophilic Bacteria in Its Deposition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geologic Setting of Yellowstone Geothermal System -- 3. Morphological Subdivisions of Outflow Systems -- 4. Temperature and Bacterial Subdivisions of Outflow Systems -- 5. The Role of Bacteria in the Deposition and Structuring of Siliceous Sinter -- 6. Discussion -- 7. Summary -- References -- 12 Use of 16S rRNA, Lipid, and Naturally Preserved Components of Hot Spring Mats and Microorganisms to Help Interpret the Record of Microbial Evolution -- 1. Introduction -- 2. 16S rRNA Biomarker Studies Link Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution -- 3. Lipid Biomarker Studies Help Link Chemical Fossils to Their Microbial Sources -- 4. Naturally Preserved Biomarkers can be Related to Their Microbial Sources -- 5. Summary -- References -- 13 Research Accomplishments of a Small Business Using Yellowstoneโs Extremophiles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussion -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- 14 The Yellowstone Microbiology Program Status and Prospects -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Inventory and Monitoring of YNP Microorganisms -- 3. Microbiological Research Support -- 4. Protection of Geothermal Habitat -- 5. Benefit-Sharing/Bioprospecting -- 6. Education -- 7. Summary -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- References