Biology and Biotechnology of Patagonian Microorganisms

Download or read book Biology and Biotechnology of Patagonian Microorganisms written by Nelda Lila Olivera and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Argentinean Patagonia offers a great diversity of scarcely explored environments suitable for the bioprospection of biotechnological relevant microorganisms. This book provides readers with a concise and clearly illustrated treatment of outstanding topics of Patagonian microbiology and biotechnology. It covers a wide range of areas interesting to several audiences such as researchers, graduate students and professionals working on the industry food. Among the main topics we will discuss examples of environmental applications, such as heavy metal and hydrocarbon bioremediation, bioprospection of valuable molecules from extremophilic bacteria and yeasts, the use of Patagonian yeasts and lactic acid bacteria in fermented foods and beverages, aquaculture probiotics and yeasts for food biopreservation.