Uncultivated Microorganisms

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Slava S. Epstein

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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
23 July 2009

Cellular physiology; Microbiology (non-medical)

Series: Microbiology Monographs

The estimate for the number of existing microbial species is 105 -- 106, but only some thousands have been isolated in pure culture and described. The principal reason for this gigantic disparity is that, mysteriously, over 99% of all environmental microorganisms refuse to grow in the laboratory. The phenomenon of microbial uncultivability has been recognized as one of the main challenges for basic and applied microbiology and finding a way to access this uncultivated microbial majority may change many aspects of biology and biotechnology as we know them today. This volume presents the discovery of the phenomenon, the current hypotheses on its molecular nature, state-of-the-art approaches of ""outsmarting"" the uncultivated microorganisms and the principal applications of the new insights into medicine and biotechnology. Hopefully, it will be the key to the hidden universe of uncultivated microorganisms, their unparallel diversity and enormous applied potential.

Edited by: Slava S. Epstein
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 2009 ed.
Volume: 10
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 541g
ISBN: 9783540854647
ISBN 10: 3540854649
Series: Microbiology Monographs
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 23 July 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Viable but Not Cultivable Bacteria.- General Model of Microbial Uncultivability.- Statistical Estimation of Uncultivated Microbial Diversity.- Detection and Characterization of Uncultivated Microorganisms Using Microarrays.- Persisters, Biofilms, and the Problem of Cultivability.- Metagenomics and Antibiotic Discovery from Uncultivated Bacteria.- Taking the Concept to the Limit: Uncultivable Bacteria and Astrobiology.- Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification of Uncultivated Organisms.- Physiological and Ecological Adaptations of Slow-Growing, Heterotrophic Microbes and Consequences for Cultivation.- Characterizing Microbial Population Structures through Massively Parallel Sequencing.- The Seabed as Natural Laboratory: Lessons From Uncultivated Methanotrophs.