Microbiota of the earth's cryosphere. Krylenkov V.A., Goncharov A.E.

The book is an overview of modern research of microorganisms that live in the cryogenic media of our planet, as well as some engineering technologies for their extraction from the depths of ice shields and cold waters. The monograph discusses the issues of biological diversity of microbiota of cryogenic habitats, highlights the mechanisms of adaptation of cells to changing environmental conditions, various aspects of preservation and changes in the virulence of pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic microorganisms, the role of microbial biomass as one of the factors in the development of global warming processes. Of particular interest is the authors of the cryosphere as a model object for studying the distribution of microorganisms in a wide variety of biotopes and study of the limits of the spread of living matter outside our planet.

for specialists of various branches of biology and medicine, including microbiologists, specialists in areas of medical microbiology and epidemiology of infectious diseases, geneticists, environmentalists and soil scientists. The book can be of interest to researchers in the field of Earth sciences, for example for perzlotovists, glaciologists, oceanologists, geologists, geochemists, etc., as well as for students and graduate students studying natural sciences or specializing in medicine.