Thermophilic Microorganisms and Life at High Temperatures
From 1965 through 1975, I conducted an extensive field and laboratory research project on thermophilic microorganisms. The field work was based primarily in Yellowstone National Park, using a field laboratory we set up in the city of W. Yellowstone, Montana. The laboratory work was carried out from...
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1978, 1978
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1978 |
| Series: | Springer Series in Microbiology
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Table of Contents:
- CO2 Fixation
- Sulfide Oxidation
- Ferrous Iron Oxidation
- Ferric Iron Reduction
- Heterotrophic Nutrition
- Leaching and Oxidation of Sulfide Minerals
- Growth Rates of Sulfolobus in Nature
- Ecology of Sulfolobus in Hot Acid Soils
- Biogeography and Dispersal
- Evolution of Sulfolobus
- References
- 7 The Genus Chloroflexus
- Isolation and Culture of Chloroflexus
- Morphology of Chloroflexus
- Nutritional Studies on Chloroflexus
- Sulfur Metabolism of Chloroflexus
- Pigments of Chloroflexus
- Physiology of CO2 Fixation
- Habitat of Chloroflexus
- Ecology of Chloroflexus in Hot Springs
- Adaptation of Chloroflexus to Various Light Intensities
- Evolutionary Significance of Chloroflexus
- References
- 8 The Thermophilic Blue-green Algae
- Cultivation of Thermophilic Blue-green Algae
- The Genus Mastigocladus
- The Genus Synechococcus
- Light Responses and Adaptation of Thermophilic Blue-green Algae
- The Effect of Wide Temperature Fluctuations on Blue-green Algae
- References
- 9 The Genus Cyanidium
- Culture, Isolation, and Structure of Cyanidium
- Lipids of Cyanidium
- Pigments and Photosynthesis of Cyanidium
- Habitat of Cyanidium
- Temperature Limits of Cyanidium
- Absence of Temperature Strains in Cyanidium
- Growth Rates of Cyanidium in Nature
- Relationship to pH
- Effect of Light Intensity
- Heterotrophy of Cyanidium: Ecological Significance
- Nitrogen Nutrition of Cyanidium
- Biogeography of Cyanidium
- References
- 10 Life in Boiling Water
- Bacterial Growth Rates above 90°C
- Upper Temperature for Life
- Limits of Microbial Existence: Temperature and pH
- The Bacteria of Boulder Spring
- The Bacteria of Octopus Spring
- InRetrospect
- References
- 11 Stromatolites: Yellowstone Analogues
- Siliceous Algal and Bacterial Stromatolites in Hot Springs and Geyser Effluents of Yellowstone National Park
- 1 Introduction
- Extreme Environments
- Environmental Extremes
- Evolutionary Considerations
- References
- 2 The Habitats
- Origins of Thermal Environments
- Constancy of Temperature
- Long-term Constancy
- The Death of Mushroom Spring
- Locations of Hot Springs Studied
- Choosing Springs for Study
- Effect of Temperature on Physical and Chemical Parameters
- Effect of Temperature on Biologically Active Substances
- Chemistry of Hot Springs
- Bimodal pH Distribution of Hot Springs of the World
- Drilling and Subsurface Chemistry
- References
- 3 The Organisms: General Overview
- Temperature and Species Diversity
- Is There an Upper Temperature for Life?
- The Work of Setchell
- Taxonomic Confusion between Blue-green Algae and Nonchlorophyllous Procaryotes (Bacteria)
- Well-characterized Thermophilic Procaryotes
- Thermophilic Eucaryotes
- The Upper Temperature Limit for Eucaryotes
- References
- 4 The Genus Thermus
- Isolation Procedures and Habitat
- Controls of Stromatolite Morphogenesis and Lamination Production
- Studies on the Reasons for Node Formation by Phormidium
- Photosynthesis in Intact and Dispersed Nodes
- Bacterial Stromatolites
- References
- 12 A Sour World: Life and Death at Low pH
- Lower pH Limit for Living Organisms
- Lower pH Limit for the Existence of Blue-green Algae
- The Eucaryotic Alga Zygogonium
- Bacteria
- Rate of Sulfuric Acid Production in Yellowstone Solfataras
- References
- 13 The Firehole River
- General Features of the River
- Thermal Regime of the River
- Chemical Alteration of the River
- Biological Effects
- Algal Studies
- Bacterial Studies
- Fish in the Firehole River
- Conclusion
- References
- 14 Some Personal History
- Personnel Involved in Yellowstone Research Project
- Bibliographic Note
- Public Service
- Movies and Television
- The West Yellowstone Laboratory
- The Decision to Quit
- Morphology of Thermus aquaticus
- Physiological and Nutritional Characteristics
- Thermostable Enzymes of Thermus aquaticus
- Protein Synthesis
- Lipids and Membranes of Thermus aquaticus
- Final Words
- References
- 5 The Genus Thermoplasma
- Characteristics of Thermoplasma
- DNA Base Composition
- Nomenclature
- Habitats of Thermoplasma
- Specific Isolation Procedures for Thermoplasma
- Serological Studies
- Cellular Stability of Thermoplasma
- The Lipids of Thermoplasma
- Membrane Vesicles and Spin Label Studies
- Intracellular pH
- Osmotic Relations of Thermoplasma
- The Nature of the Yeast Extract Requirement
- Nutrition in the Natural Habitat
- Evolution of Thermoplasma
- References
- 6 The Genus Sulfolobus
- Morphology of Sulfolobus
- Nature of the Cell Wall
- Pili and Attachment to Sulfur
- Taxonomy
- Specific Isolation Procedures
- Habitats
- Temperature Relations
- Serology
- Cellular Stability
- Lipids of Sulfolobus
- Sulfur Oxidation