Genomic and metabolic network properties in thermophiles and psychrophiles compared to mesophiles [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThermophiles and psychrophiles, adapted to extreme temperatures, thrive in hot and cold environments, respectively. Despite their importance to biotechnology and environmental research, their adaptation mechanisms remain unclear.
Mohammad Tauqeer Alam +1 more
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Genomic and evolutionary factors influencing the prediction accuracy of optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes [PDF]
mSystemsBacteria and archaea have evolved diverse genomic adaptations to thrive across various temperatures. These adaptations include genome sequence optimizations, such as increased GC content in rRNA and tRNA, shifts in codon and amino acid usage, and the ...
Seiji Toki +5 more
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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 +5 more
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Microorganisms from Antarctica: A Review of Their Potential in the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils [PDF]
MicroorganismsAntarctica’s extreme cryospheric conditions impose severe thermodynamic constraints on the natural attenuation of hydrocarbon pollutants. Despite the Antarctic Treaty System’s protections, the footprint of human logistics has left persistent reservoirs ...
Jaime Naranjo-Moran +2 more
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Cryosphere and Psychrophiles: Insights into a Cold Origin of Life?
Life, 2017 Psychrophiles thrive permanently in the various cold environments on Earth. Their unsuspected ability to remain metabolically active in the most extreme low temperature conditions provides insights into a possible cold step in the origin of life.
Georges Feller, Feller Georges
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Some Like It Rock ‘N’ Cold: Speleomycology of Ravništarka Cave (Serbia) [PDF]
Journal of FungiCaves and other subterranean ecosystems are characterized by stable, low temperatures, high humidity, and limited nutrient input, creating unique environments for extremophilic microorganisms.
Miloš Stupar +5 more
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Editorial: Psychrotolerant microbes: ecological adaptations and biotechnological potential [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyAnita Pandey +2 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 Intensive human activity in the Arctic region leads to hydrocarbon pollution of reservoirs and soils. Isolation of bacteria capable of growing at low temperatures and degrading oil and petroleum products is of scientific and practical value.
Ekaterina M. Semenova +9 more
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Free-Living, Psychrotrophic Bacteria of the Genus Psychrobacter Are Descendants of Pathobionts
mSystems, 2021 Host-adapted microorganisms are generally assumed to have evolved from free-living, environmental microorganisms, as examples of the reverse process are rare.
Daphne K. Welter +9 more
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Cold-Active Enzymes and Their Potential Industrial Applications—A Review
Molecules, 2022 More than 70% of our planet is covered by extremely cold environments, nourishing a broad diversity of microbial life. Temperature is the most significant parameter that plays a key role in the distribution of microorganisms on our planet.
Burhan Hamid +10 more
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