Amino acid fermentation is one of the major pillars of industrial biotechnology. The multi-
billion USD amino acid market is rising steadily and is diversifying. Metabolic engineering is …

Archaea are a domain of prokaryotic organisms with intriguing physiological characteristics
and ecological importance. In Microbial Biotechnology, archaea are historically …

Ectoine, a crucial osmoprotectant for salt adaptation in halophiles, has gained growing
interest in cosmetics and medical industries. However, its production remains challenged by …

The soil microbe Corynebacterium glutamicum is a leading workhorse in industrial
biotechnology and has become famous for its power to synthetise amino acids and a range …

Ectoine, a compatible solute synthesized by many halophiles for hypersalinity resistance,
has been successfully produced by metabolically engineered Halomonas bluephagenesis …

Extremophilic bacteria growing in saline ecosystems are potential producers of
biotechnologically important products including compatible solutes. Ectoine/hydroxyectoine …

Bacteria have evolved mechanisms that allow them to adapt to changes in osmolarity and
some species have adapted to live optimally in high salinity environments such as in the …

Highlights•Extremolytes protect extremophilic microbes from environmental stress.•They
enable multiple applications in cosmetics, food, and health industry.•Ectoine is the industrial …

Polymerase chain reaction is an important tool in molecular biology. Although the principles
of the technique are relatively simple, amplifying complex or long DNA segments can be …

Drought and salinity are major environmental stresses that impair crop growth and
productivity worldwide. Improving drought and salt tolerance of crops with microbial …