Thermophile biology

Author: He Zhizhong
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book focuses on the research achievements of thermophilic microorganisms and introduces over 70 genera and approximately 140 species belonging to the Archaea domain and Bacteria domain across nine chapters. It covers topics such as the classification of thermophiles, the origin and systematic evolution of thermophiles, the three-domain concept of life, the chemical classification of thermophiles, the physiology of thermophiles, and the ecology of thermophiles. This book enables readers to understand the biodiversity of thermophiles from various perspectives, including species, cellular morphology and composition, physiological metabolism, ecosystems, and molecular levels. It helps readers explore the colorful world of thermophilic microorganisms while deepening their understanding of the three-domain concept of life through biochemical aspects of the cell wall. This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students in microbiology and is also suitable for faculty and researchers in higher education institutions and research institutes specializing in microbiology.