Overview
- Editors:
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Richard Sharp
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The Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury, England
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Ralph Williams
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Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, England
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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- Ralph Williams, Richard Sharp
Pages 1-42
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- Gudni A. Alfredsson, Jakob K. Kristjansson
Pages 43-66
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- Richard Sharp, Doug Cossar, Ralph Williams
Pages 67-91
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- Melanie L. Duffield, Doug Cossar
Pages 93-141
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- Peter L. Bergquist, Hugh W. Morgan
Pages 207-227
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Back Matter
Pages 229-233
About this book
There is considerable interest in thermophile microorganisms, in their environments, their ability to survive at temperatures which normally denature proteins, but more importantly, as a valuable resource for bio technology. The first reported isolation of Thermus by Tom Brock was in 1969. This initiated the present era of thermophilic research with the realization that where liquid water is available, there may be no limits to the temper ature at which microorganisms can grow. Considerable research into the ecology, physiology, metabolism, and thermostable enzymes of thermo philes has led to their evaluation for a range of industrial and commercial processes. The past fifteen years have been an explosive period of dis covery of many new genera and species, including the descriptions of a new fundamental kingdom-the Archaea. Much of the current research has been focused on the Archaea; but it is significant that during this period, the original type strain YT-l of Thermus aquaticus described by Brock has provided a major step forward in molecular biology. DNA polymerase from strain YT-I has proved to be the major success in the commercialization of enzymes from thermophilic microorganisms to date. The ease with which Thermus strains can be handled in laboratories without specialized equipment, together with the large investment in de scribing their structure, metabolism, and genetics, should ensure a con tinuing effort in Thermus research.
Editors and Affiliations
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The Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury, England
Richard Sharp
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Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, England
Ralph Williams
