Biology and Biotechnology of Patagonian Microorganisms - Olivera, Nelda Lila.; Libkind, Diego; Donati, Edgardo; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Introduction -- Part I Environmental Microbial Biotechnology -- Chapter 1 Molecular biological tools for the assessment of hydrocarbon-degrading potential in coastal environments -- Chapter 2 Indigenous PAH-degrading bacteria in oil-polluted marine sediments from Patagonia. Diversity and biotechnological properties -- Chapter 3 Hydrocarbon remediation by Patagonian microbial consortia -- Chapter 4 Assessment of microbial Patagonian communities for using in heavy metal bioremediation -- Chapter 5 Microbiological and biochemical indicators for assessing soil quality in drylands from Patagonia -- Part II Patagonian Microorganisms for Industrial and Sanitary Applications -- Chapter 6 Molecular ecology of class 1 integrons in Patagonia as model system for understanding the rise of antibiotic resistance isolates around the world -- Chapter 7 Novel sources of antimicrobials from pristine and poorly explored environments. The Patagonia microbiota case -- Chapter 8 Bioprospecting for bioactive actinomycetes from Patagonia -- Chapter 9 Microorganisms from Patagonia and Antarctica and their cold-active skills for using polymeric materials -- Chapter 10 Alkaline proteases from Patagonian bacteria -- Chapter 11Extremophilic Patagonian microorganisms working in biomining -- Chapter 12 Microorganisms from Patagonian aquatic environments for use in aquaculture -- Chapter 13 Indigenous lactic acid bacteria communities associated with spontaneous malolactic fermentations in Patagonian wines: Basic and applied aspects -- Part III Yeast Biotechnology -- Chapter 14 Saccharomyces in traditional and industrial fermentations from Patagonia -- Chapter 15 Wild yeasts selection for high quality Patagonian wines -- Chapter 16 Patagonian antagonist yeasts for food biopreservation -- Chapter 17 Biotechnologically relevant yeasts from Patagonian natural environments.
Keywords: Plant breeding; Microbiology; Environmental engineering; Biotechnology; Food-Biotechnology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Applied Microbiology; Microbiology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Food Science