Halophiles and Hypersaline Environments

Helge Larsen (1922-2005) and his contributions to the study of halophilic microorganisms.- The halophilic world of Lourens Baas Becking.- Taxonomy, phylogeny and biotechnological interest of the family Halomonadaceae.- The hypersaline lakes of Inner Mongolia - the MGAtech project.- From genomics to microevolution and ecology: the case of Salinibacter ruber.- Impact of lipidomics on the microbial world of hypersaline environments.- Molecular mechanisms of adaptations to high salt concentration in the extremely halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii.- Viruses from the hypersaline environment.- Haloviruses of Great Salt Lake: a model for understanding viral diversity.- Initiation and regulation of translation in halophilic Archaea.- Protein transport into and across haloarchaeal cytoplasmic membranes.- Salty and sweet - Protein glycosylation in Haloferax volcanii.- Effect of anoxic conditions and temperature on gas vesicle formation in Halobacterium salinarum.- Halophiles exposed concomitantly to multiple stressors: adaptive mechanisms of halophilic alkalithermophiles.- Cellular adjustments of Bacillus subtilis and other Bacilli to fluctuating salinities.- The nature and function of carotenoids in the moderately halophilic bacterium Halobacillus halophilus.- Xanthorhodopsin.- Enzymatic biomass degradation by halophilic microorganisms.- Enzymes from halophilic Archaea: open questions.- A short history of the symposia on halophilic microorganisms: from Rehovot 1978 to Beijing 2010.