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Comprehensive insights on environmental adaptation strategies in Antarctic bacteria and biotechnological applications of cold adapted molecules [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Climate change and the induced environmental disturbances is one of the major threats that have a strong impact on bacterial communities in the Antarctic environment.
Kesava Priyan Ramasamy, Cristina Miceli, Stefania Pucciarelli   +2 more
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Genome-Based Insights into the Production of Carotenoids by Antarctic Bacteria, Planococcus sp. ANT_H30 and Rhodococcus sp. ANT_H53B. [PDF]

Molecules, 2020
Antarctic regions are characterized by low temperatures and strong UV radiation. This harsh environment is inhabited by psychrophilic and psychrotolerant organisms, which have developed several adaptive features.
Styczynski M, Rogowska A, Gieczewska K, Garstka M, Szakiel A, Dziewit L.   +5 more
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Genomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Antarctic Bacteria Revealed Culture and Elicitation Conditions for the Production of Antimicrobial Compounds. [PDF]

Biomolecules, 2020
Concern about finding new antibiotics against drug-resistant pathogens is increasing every year. Antarctic bacteria have been proposed as an unexplored source of bioactive metabolites; however, most biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) producing secondary ...
Núñez-Montero K, Quezada-Solís D, Khalil ZG, Capon RJ, Andreote FD, Barrientos L.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Advances in Antarctic Research for Antimicrobial Discovery: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Bacteria from Antarctic Environments as Potential Sources of Novel Antibiotic Compounds Against Human Pathogens and Microorganisms of Industrial Importance

Antibiotics, 2018
The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health problem. It is also a concern for industries, since multidrug-resistant microorganisms affect the production of many agricultural and food products of economic ...
Kattia Núñez-Montero, Leticia Barrientos, Núñez-Montero Kattia   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Antarctic moss fairy rings serve as reservoirs for plant growth-promoting bacteria. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Background Antarctic terrestrial vegetation and microbial communities are undergoing climate-driven changes, which in some cases have been linked to the emergence of plant diseases.
Choi H, Lee Y, Jin H, Yu J, Lee H, Choi D, Lee J.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cold adaptation and horizontal gene transfer shape Antarctic sponge microbiomes. [PDF]

Microbiome
Background Marine sponges exhibit wide distribution in tropical, temperate, and polar environments. They host diverse microbiomes important to their survival and ecological roles.
Manrique-de-la-Cuba MF, López-Rodríguez M, Abades S, Trefault N.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING TRAITS OF ANTARCTIC ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA [PDF]

Biotechnologia Acta, 2022
Successful colonization of Antarctic lands by vascular plants Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis and their adaptation to stressful environments is associated not only with climate change but also with the functioning of microbial groups of ...
I.O. Bortyanuy, IE.P. Prekrasna, O.S. Iungin   +2 more
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Antibiofilm Activity of Antarctic Sponge-Associated Bacteria against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
Bioprospecting in unusual marine environments provides an innovative approach to search novel biomolecules with antibiofilm activity. Antarctic sponge-associated bacteria belonging to Colwellia, Pseudoalteromonas, Shewanella and Winogradskyella genera ...
Carmen Rizzo, Vincenzo Zammuto, Angelina Lo Giudice, Maria Giovanna Rizzo, Antonio Spanò, Pasqualina Laganà, Miguel Martinez, Salvatore Guglielmino, Concetta Gugliandolo   +8 more
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Antarctic Marine Bacteria as a Source of Anti-Biofilm Molecules to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens

Antibiotics, 2023
The ESKAPE pathogens, including bacteria such as Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species, pose a global health threat due to their ability to resist ...
Marco Artini, Rosanna Papa, Gianluca Vrenna, Marika Trecca, Irene Paris, Caterina D’Angelo, Maria Luisa Tutino, Ermenegilda Parrilli, Laura Selan   +8 more
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The Abundance and Taxonomic Diversity of Filterable Forms of Bacteria during Succession in the Soils of Antarctica (Bunger Hills)

Microorganisms, 2021
Previous studies have shown that a significant part of the bacterial communities of Antarctic soils is represented by cells passing through filters with pore sizes of 0.2 µm. These results raised new research questions about the composition and diversity
Alina G. Kudinova, Andrey V. Dolgih, Nikita S. Mergelov, Ilya G. Shorkunov, Olga A. Maslova, Mayya A. Petrova   +5 more
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