Mechanomicrobiology: how bacteria sense and respond to forces

YF Dufrêne, A Persat - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Microorganisms have evolved to thrive in virtually any terrestrial and marine environment,
exposing them to various mechanical cues mainly generated by fluid flow and pressure as …

Deep-sea organisms research oriented by deep-sea technologies development

JC Feng, J Liang, Y Cai, S Zhang, J Xue, Z Yang - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep-sea environment, characterized by high pressures, extremely high/low temperatures,
limited photosynthesis-generated organic matter, darkness, and high levels of corrosion, is …

Genomic insights into the Acidobacteria reveal strategies for their success in terrestrial environments

SA Eichorst, D Trojan, S Roux… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Members of the phylum Acidobacteria are abundant and ubiquitous across soils. We
performed a large‐scale comparative genome analysis spanning subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 …

The roles of outer membrane cytochromes of Shewanella and Geobacter in extracellular electron transfer

L Shi, DJ Richardson, Z Wang… - Environmental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
As key components of the electron transfer (ET) pathways used for dissimilatory reduction of
solid iron [Fe (III)](hydr) oxides, outer membrane multihaem c‐type cytochromes MtrC and …

Molecular adaptations to psychrophily: the impact of 'omic'technologies

A Casanueva, M Tuffin, C Cary, DA Cowan - Trends in microbiology, 2010 - cell.com
The ability of cold-adapted microorganisms (generally referred to as psychrophiles) to
survive is the result of molecular evolution and adaptations which, together, counteract the …

Psychrophiles: A source of cold-adapted enzymes for energy efficient biotechnological industrial processes

RK Bhatia, S Ullah, MZ Hoque, I Ahmad… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocatalysts are the backbone of bioprocessing industries that are going through a phase of
transition with reference to the requirement of extraordinary enzymes for various …

Compositional differences in particle‐associated and free‐living microbial assemblages from an extreme deep‐ocean environment

EA Eloe, CN Shulse, DW Fadrosh… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Relatively little information is available for the composition of microbial communities present
in hadal environments, the deepest marine locations. Here we present a description of the …

Deep-sea piezosphere and piezophiles: geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry

J Fang, L Zhang, DA Bazylinski - Trends in microbiology, 2010 - cell.com
The deep-sea piezosphere accounts for approximately 75% of the total ocean volume and
hosts active and diverse biological communities. Evidence obtained thus far suggests that …

Comparative metagenomic analysis of a microbial community residing at a depth of 4,000 meters at station ALOHA in the North Pacific subtropical gyre

KT Konstantinidis, J Braff, DM Karl… - Applied and …, 2009 - journals.asm.org
The deep sea (water depth of> 2,000 m) represents the largest biome on Earth. Yet relatively
little is known about its microbial community's structure, function, and adaptation to the cold …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in deep sea sediments: Microbe–pollutant interactions in a remote environment

A Louvado, NCM Gomes, MMQ Simões… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recalcitrant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released into seawater end up in the
deep sea sediments (DSSs). However, their fate here is often oversimplified by theoretical …