Contents
Alkaliphiles: The Versatile Tools in Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gashaw Mamo and Bo Mattiasson
Isolation and Cultivation of Alkaliphiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vadim V. Kevbrin
Challenges and Adaptations of Life in Alkaline Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Gashaw Mamo
Genomics of Alkaliphiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pedro H. Lebre and Don A. Cowan
Metabolites Produced by Alkaliphiles with Potential Biotechnological
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Elvira Khalikova, Susanne Somersalo, and Timo Korpela
Alkaliphilic Enzymes and Their Application in Novel Leather
Processing Technology for Next-Generation Tanneries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Wycliffe C. Wanyonyi and Francis J. Mulaa
Starch-Modifying Enzymes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Suhaila Omar Hashim
Alkaline Active Hemicellulases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Gashaw Mamo
Alkaliphiles: The Emerging Biological Tools Enhancing Concrete
Durability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Gashaw Mamo and Bo Mattiasson
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
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