Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria: Environmental and Engineered Systems

by Edited by Larry L. Barton , W. Allan Hamilton

• ISBN13: 9780521123990
• ISBN10: 0521123992
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-07
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a large group of anaerobic organisms that play an important role in many biogeochemical processes. Not only are they of early origins in the development of the biosphere, but their mechanisms of energy metabolism shed light on the limits of life processes in the absence of oxygen. They are widely distributed in nature, and are regular components of engineered systems including, for example, petroleum reservoirs and oil production facilities. SRB are currently subject to extensive genomic studies, which are yielding new understanding of their basic biochemical mechanisms, and aiding in the development of novel techniques for the analyses of their environmental roles.This volume provides a timely update on these important microorganisms, from basic science to applications, and will therefore serve as a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in the fields of microbial ecology, microbial physiology, bioengineering, biogeochemistry and related areas of environmental science.

Table of Contents

Preface

Energy metabolism and phylogenetic diversity of sulphate-reducing bacteria

Molecular strategies for studies of natural populations of sulphate-reducing micro-organisms

Functional genomics of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes

Evaluation of stress response in sulphate-reducing bacteria through genome analysis

Response of sulphate-reducing bacteria to oxygen

Biochemical, proteomic and genetic characterisation of oxygen survival mechanisms in sulphate-reducing bacteria of the genus

Biochemical, genetic and genomic characterisation of anaerobic electron transport pathways in sulphate-reducing delta-proteobacteria

Dissimilatory nitrate and nitrite ammonification by sulphate-reducing eubacteria

Anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons with sulphate as electron acceptor

Sulphate-reducing bacteria from oil field environments and deep-sea hydrothermal vents

The sub-seafloor biosphere and sulphate-reducing prokaryotes: their presence and significance

Eco-physiology of sulphate-reducing bacteria in environmental biofilms

Bioprocess engineering of sulphate reduction for environmental technology

Bioremediation of metals and metalloids by precipitation and cellular binding

Enzymatic and genomic studies on the reduction of mercury and selected metallic oxy-anions by sulphate-reducing bacteria

Sulphate-reducing bacteria and their role in corrosion of ferrous materials

Anaerobic metabolism of nitroaromatic compounds and bioremediation of explosive by sulphate-reducing bacteria

Sulphate-reducing bacteria and the human large intestine

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