Biology and Biotechnology of Patagonian Microorganisms

Introduction.- Part I Environmental Microbial Biotechnology.- Chapter 1 Molecular biological tools for the assessment of hydrocarbon-degrading potential in coastal environments.- Chapter 2 Indigenous PAH-degrading bacteria in oil-polluted marine sediments from Patagonia. Diversity and biotechnological properties.- Chapter 3 Hydrocarbon remediation by Patagonian microbial consortia.- Chapter 4 Assessment of microbial Patagonian communities for using in heavy metal bioremediation.- Chapter 5 Microbiological and biochemical indicators for assessing soil quality in drylands from Patagonia.- Part II Patagonian Microorganisms for Industrial and Sanitary Applications.- Chapter 6 Molecular ecology of class 1 integrons in Patagonia as model system for understanding the rise of antibiotic resistance isolates around the world.- Chapter 7 Novel sources of antimicrobials from pristine and poorly explored environments. The Patagonia microbiota case.- Chapter 8 Bioprospecting for bioactive actinomycetes from Patagonia.- Chapter 9 Microorganisms from Patagonia and Antarctica and their cold-active skills for using polymeric materials.- Chapter 10 Alkaline proteases from Patagonian bacteria.- Chapter 11Extremophilic Patagonian microorganisms working in biomining.- Chapter 12 Microorganisms from Patagonian aquatic environments for use in aquaculture.- Chapter 13 Indigenous lactic acid bacteria communities associated with spontaneous malolactic fermentations in Patagonian wines: Basic and applied aspects.- Part III Yeast Biotechnology.- Chapter 14 Saccharomyces in traditional and industrial fermentations from Patagonia.- Chapter 15 Wild yeasts selection for high quality Patagonian wines.- Chapter 16 Patagonian antagonist yeasts for food biopreservation.- Chapter 17 Biotechnologically relevant yeasts from Patagonian natural environments.