Extremophiles and Their Applications in Medical Processes

Babu, Prasanti

Extremophiles and Their Applications in Medical Processes by Prasanti Babu, Anuj K. Chandel, Om V. Singh. - 1 recurso en línea (IX, 54 páginas) 8 ilustraciones en color - SpringerBriefs in Microbiology 2191-5385 .

Introduction -- Survival mechanisms of Extremophiles -- Therapeutic Implications of Extremophiles -- Challenges in advancing extremophiles for therapeutic applications -- Conclusion.

Extremophiles are known to thrive under harsh environmental conditions. Many extremophilic bio-products are already used as life-saving drugs. Recent technological advancements of systems biology have opened the door to explore these organisms anew as sources of products that might prove useful in clinical, environmental and drug development.

9783319128085

10.1007/978-3-319-12808-5 doi


Microbiología

QR100.9 / .B33 2015 EB

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