Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols : Activities and Phenotypes Hardback
Edited by Terry J. McGenity, Kenneth N. Timmis, Balbina Nogales
Part of the Springer Protocols Handbooks series
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This Volume features protocols for investigating the hydrocarbon- and lipid-specific activities of microbes.
They include methods for studying chemotaxis, the colonisation of hydrocarbon surfaces, hydrocarbon uptake, respiration, nitrogen fixation, sulphate reduction, membrane stabilisation through cis-trans isomerisation of membrane fatty acids, and the production of biosurfactants and biopolymers in response to the presence of hydrocarbons.
A protocol for studying the ability of microbes to control the concentration of hydrocarbons in their aqueous environment is also described, and phenotyping methods to reveal microbes’ more general metabolic activities are presented.
Several protocols for investigating acid production in connection with oil souring and biocorrosion by microbes in oil well, oil transportation and storage settings are presented.
Lastly, protocols for measuring methanogenesis, as an example of microbial hydrocarbon production, are described. The global hydrocarbon cycle, which is largely driven by microorganisms, has a major impact on our environment and climate. Microbes are responsible for cleaning up the environmental pollution caused by the exploitation of hydrocarbon reservoirs and will also be pivotal in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels by providing biofuels, plastics and industrial chemicals. Gaining an understanding of the relevant functions of the wide range of microbes that produce, consume and modify hydrocarbons and related compounds will be key to responding to these challenges. This comprehensive collection of current and emerging protocols will facilitate acquisition of this understanding and exploitation of useful activities of such microbes.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:244 pages, 20 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and white; X, 244 p. 40 illus., 20 illus
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:25/11/2016
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- ISBN:9783662491386
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:244 pages, 20 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and white; X, 244 p. 40 illus., 20 illus
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:25/11/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9783662491386
