Journey to Diverse Microbial Worlds

Dedication. Foreword; J.T. Staley. Preface; J. Seckbach. Acknowledgements. I: General Diversity. 1. A Vista into the Diverse Microbial Worlds: An Introduction; J. Seckbach, A. Oren. 2. Diversity of Fossil Microorganisms in Archaean-Age Rocks; F. Westall, M.M. Walsh. 3. Prokaryotic Diversity; F.A. Rainey, N. Ward-Rainey. 4. Molecular Biology and Genetic Diversity of Microorganisms; V. Torsvik, et al. II: Introduction to Extremophiles. 5. Bacterial Habitats of Extremophiles; M.T. Madigan. 6. Anaerobes from Extreme Environments; B. Ollivier, et al. III: Thermophiles and Acidophiles. 7. Sulfur Metabolism Among Hyperthermophiles; K.M. Noll, S.E. Childers. 8. Acidophilic Microorganisms; J. Seckbach. 9. New Acidophilic Thermophiles; R.L. Weiss Bizzoco, et al. IV: Psychrophiles and Barophiles. 10. Snow Algae: The Effects of Chemical and Physical Factors on their Life Cycles and Populations; R.W. Hoham, H.U. Ling. 11. Oceanographic Perspective on Microbial Life at Low Temperature; J.W. Deming, A.L. Huston. 12. Bacterial Life in Deep Sea; A.A. Yayanos. V: Alkaliphiles. 13. Microbial Diversity and Ecology of Alkaline Environments; B.E. Jones, W.D. Grant. 14. Anaerobic Chemotrophic Alkaliphiles; G.A. Zavarzin, T.N. Zhilina. 15. Alkaliphilic Cyanobacteria; S. Boussiba, et al. VI: Halophiles. 16. Microbial Life at High Salt Concentration; A. Oren. 17. Halophilic Fungi in the Dead Sea; A.S. Buchalo, et al. VII: Symbioses. 18. Symbioses: Living One inside the Other; B. Büdel. VIII: Bioluminescence. 19. Luminous Bacteria; M. Haygood, S. Allen. IX: Versatile Microbial Life on the Edge. 20. Diversity of Methanogens; D.L. Valentine, D.R. Boone. 21. Microbial Life on Petroleum; E.Z. Ron. 22. Rock Dwelling Fungal Communities; A.A. Gorbushina, W.E. Krumbein. 23. Morphology as a Parameter for Diversity of Bacterial Population; M. Heldal. 24. Surviving E. coli in Good Shape, A. Zaritsky, et al. X: Astrobiology and Microbial Candidates for Extraterrestrial Life. 25. Introduction to Astrobiology: Origin, Evolution, Distribution and Destiny of Life in the Universe; J. Seckbach, et al. 26. Life in the Cold and Dry Limits: Earth, Mars and Beyond; Ch.P. McKay. 27. Terrestrial Microbes as Candidates for Survival on Mars and Europa; J. Chela-Flores. XI: Index. XII: List of Authors, their Affiliations and Pages of their Chapters.