Fluctuations in environmental osmolarity are ubiquitous stress factors in many natural
habitats of microorganisms, as they inevitably trigger osmotically instigated fluxes of water …

Ectoine and hydroxyectoine are well-recognized members of the compatible solutes and are
widely employed by microorganisms as osmostress protectants. The EctABC enzymes …

Microorganisms produce and accumulate compatible solutes aiming at protecting
themselves from environmental stresses. Among them, the wide spread in nature ectoines …

Extremophilic microorganisms have adopted a variety of ingenious strategies for survival
under high or low temperature, extreme pressure, and drastic salt concentrations. A novel …

By using natural abundance 13 C NMR spectroscopy, we investigated the types of
compatible solutes synthesized in a variety of Bacilli under high salinity growth conditions …

Bacteria frequently adapt to high osmolarity surroundings through the accumulation of
compatible solutes. Ectoine is a prominent member of these types of stress protectants and …

Ectoine and hydroxyectoine as typical representatives of compatible solutes are not only
essential for extremophiles to survive in extreme environments, but also widely used in …

Ectoine and hydroxyectoine are compatible solutes widely synthesized by members of the
Bacteria to cope with high osmolarity surroundings. Inspection of 557 archaeal genomes …

Brevibacterium linens can grow in media of relatively high osmotic strength (up to 3 m-
NaCl). Optimal growth in minimal medium occurred with either added NaCl (0· 5–1 m) or …

Osmotic adaptation and accumulation of compatible solutes is a key process for life at high
osmotic pressure and elevated salt concentrations. Most important solutes that can protect …