Microbial ecology of the cryosphere (glacial and permafrost habitats): current knowledge

R Margesin, T Collins - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Microorganisms in cold ecosystems play a key ecological role in their natural habitats. Since
these ecosystems are especially sensitive to climate changes, as indicated by the worldwide …

Physiological and molecular responses to main environmental stressors of microalgae and bacteria in polar marine environments

C Lauritano, C Rizzo, A Lo Giudice, M Saggiomo - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Arctic and Antarctic regions constitute 14% of the total biosphere. Although they differ in
their physiographic characteristics, both are strongly affected by snow and ice cover …

Host genetic selection for cold tolerance shapes microbiome composition and modulates its response to temperature

F Kokou, G Sasson, T Nitzan, A Doron-Faigenboim… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
The hologenome concept proposes that microbes and their host organism are an
independent unit of selection. Motivated by this concept, we hypothesized that thermal …

[图书][B] Cyanobacteria: from basic science to applications

AK Mishra, DN Tiwari, AN Rai - 2018 - books.google.com
Cyanobacteria constitute the most widely distributed group of photosynthetic prokaryotes
found in almost all realms of the earth and play an important role in Earth's nitrogen and …

Lichen-associated microbial members are prevalent in the snow microbiome of a sub-arctic alpine tundra

D Touchette, C Gostinčar, LG Whyte… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Snow is the largest component of the cryosphere, with its cover and distribution rapidly
decreasing over the last decade due to climate warming. It is imperative to characterize the …

Comparative transcriptomics of cold growth and adaptive features of a eury-and steno-psychrophile

I Raymond-Bouchard, J Tremblay, I Altshuler… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Permafrost subzero environments harbor diverse, active communities of microorganisms.
However, our understanding of the subzero growth, metabolisms, and adaptive properties of …

Industrial applications of cold-adapted enzymes: challenges, innovations and future perspective

A Kumar, S Mukhia, R Kumar - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
Extreme cold environments are potential reservoirs of microorganisms producing unique
and novel enzymes in response to environmental stress conditions. Such cold-adapted …

Disconnected active layers and unfrozen permafrost: A discussion of permafrost-related terms and definitions

É Devoie, RF Connon, R Beddoe, J Goordial… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Permafrost is ground that remains at or below 0° C for two or more consecutive years. It is
overlain by an active layer which thaws and freezes annually. The difference between these …

Impact of meltwater flow intensity on the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of microbial mats in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

A Zoumplis, B Kolody, D Kaul, H Zheng… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The meltwater streams of the McMurdo Dry Valleys are hot spots of biological diversity in the
climate-sensitive polar desert landscape. Microbial mats, largely comprised of …

Identification of biomolecules involved in the adaptation to the environment of cold-loving microorganisms and metabolic pathways for their production

E Garcia-Lopez, P Alcazar, C Cid - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cold-loving microorganisms of all three domains of life have unique and special abilities that
allow them to live in harsh environments. They have acquired structural and molecular …