Shedding light on the composition of extreme microbial dark matter: alternative approaches for culturing extremophiles

J Schultz, F Modolon, RS Peixoto… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
More than 20,000 species of prokaryotes (less than 1% of the estimated number of Earth's
microbial species) have been described thus far. However, the vast majority of microbes that …

Metagenomics revealing molecular profiling of community structure and metabolic pathways in natural hot springs of the Sikkim Himalaya

N Sharma, J Kumar, MM Abedin, D Sahoo, A Pandey… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background Himalaya is an ecologically pristine environment. The geo-tectonic activities
have shaped various environmental niches with diverse microbial populations throughout …

“Freezing” Thermophiles: From One Temperature Extreme to Another

T Milojevic, MA Cramm, CRJ Hubert, F Westall - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
New detections of thermophiles in psychrobiotic (ie, bearing cold-tolerant life forms) marine
and terrestrial habitats including Arctic marine sediments, Antarctic accretion ice, permafrost …

Temperature–A critical abiotic paradigm that governs bacterial heterogeneity in natural ecological system

S Kumar, IN Najar, P Sharma, S Tamang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
A baseline data has been presented here to prove that among the abiotic factors,
temperature is the most critical factor that regulates and governs the bacterial diversity in a …

In-Depth Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization of the Antarctic Psychrotolerant Strain Pseudomonas sp. MPC6 Reveals Unique Metabolic Features, Plasticity …

M Orellana-Saez, N Pacheco, JI Costa… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We obtained the complete genome sequence of the psychrotolerant extremophile
Pseudomonas sp. MPC6, a natural Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) producing bacterium …

Deciphering the geochemical influences on bacterial diversity and communities among two Algerian hot springs

L Benammar, T Menasria, AR Dibi - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Northeastern Algeria boasts numerous hot springs, yet these hydrothermal sites remain
largely unexplored for their microbial ecology. The present study explores the bacterial …

Resistance to freezing conditions of endemic Antarctic polychaetes is enhanced by cryoprotective proteins produced by their microbiome

E Buschi, A Dell'Anno, M Tangherlini, M Candela… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The microbiome plays a key role in the health of all metazoans. Whether and how the
microbiome favors the adaptation processes of organisms to extreme conditions, such as …

Perchlorate-reducing bacteria from Antarctic marine sediments

R Acevedo-Barrios, C Rubiano-Labrador… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Perchlorate is a contaminant that can persist in groundwater and soil, and is frequently
detected in different ecosystems at concentrations relevant to human health. This study …

Polyphasic analysis reveals potential petroleum hydrocarbon degradation and biosurfactant production by rare biosphere thermophilic Bacteria from Deception Island …

J Schultz, ICV Argentino, R Kallies… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extreme temperature gradients in polar volcanoes are capable of selecting different types of
extremophiles. Deception Island is a marine stratovolcano located in maritime Antarctica …

Molecular dissemination of emerging antibiotic, biocide, and metal co-resistomes in the Himalayan hot springs

N Sharma, R Kumari, M Thakur, AK Rai… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing resistance among microbial communities against antimicrobial compounds,
especially antibiotics, is a significant threat to living beings. With increasing antibiotic …