Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria: Environmental and Engineered Systems

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

• ISBN13: 9780521854856
• ISBN10: 0521854857
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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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

List of Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xvii
Energy metabolism and phylogenetic diversity of sulphate-reducing bacteria	p. 1
Molecular strategies for studies of natural populations of sulphate-reducing microorganisms	p. 39
Functional genomics of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes	p. 117
Evaluation of stress response in sulphate-reducing bacteria through genome analysis	p. 141
Response of sulphate-reducing bacteria to oxygen	p. 167
Biochemical, proteomic and genetic characterization of oxygen survival mechanisms in sulphate-reducing bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio	p. 185
Biochemical, genetic and genomic characterization of anaerobic electron transport pathways in sulphate-reducing Delta proteobacteria	p. 215
Dissimilatory nitrate and nitrite ammonification by sulphate-reducing eubacteria	p. 241
Anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons with sulphate as electron acceptor	p. 265
Sulphate-reducing bacteria from oil field environments and deep-sea hydrothermal vents	p. 305
The sub-seafloor biosphere and sulphate-reducing prokaryotes: their presence and significance	p. 329
Ecophysiology of sulphate-reducing bacteria in environmental biofilms	p. 359
Bioprocess engineering of sulphate reduction for environmental technology	p. 383
Bioremediation of metals and metalloids by precipitation and cellular binding	p. 405
Enzymatic and genomic studies on the reduction of mercury and selected metallic oxyanions by sulphate-reducing bacteria	p. 435
Sulphate-reducing bacteria and their role in corrosion of ferrous materials	p. 459
Anaerobic metabolism of nitroaromatic compounds and bioremediation of explosives by sulphate-reducing bacteria	p. 483
Sulphate-reducing bacteria and the human large intestine	p. 503
Index	p. 523
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