Halophiles: biology, adaptation, and their role in decontamination of hypersaline environments

MF Edbeib, RA Wahab, F Huyop - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
The unique cellular enzymatic machinery of halophilic microbes allows them to thrive in
extreme saline environments. That these microorganisms can prosper in hypersaline …

Research progress regarding the role of halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms in the eco-environmental sustainability and conservation

J Wang, Y Liu, Y Ma, X Wang, B Zhang, G Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microorganisms that are halophilic and halotolerant have gradually developed unique
structures, physiologies, and genomes to survive. They are essential for ecological …

Systematics of haloarchaea and biotechnological potential of their hydrolytic enzymes

MA Amoozegar, M Siroosi, S Atashgahi… - …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Halophilic archaea, also referred to as haloarchaea, dominate hypersaline environments. To
survive under such extreme conditions, haloarchaea and their enzymes have evolved to …

Cultivation of halophilic archaea (class Halobacteria) from thalassohaline and athalassohaline environments

HL Cui, ML Dyall-Smith - Marine Life Science & Technology, 2021 - Springer
As a group, the halophilic archaea (class Halobacteria) are the most salt-requiring and salt-
resistant microorganisms within the domain Archaea. Halophilic archaea flourish in …

Description of Halosolutus amylolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., Halosolutus halophilus sp. nov. and Halosolutus gelatinilyticus sp. nov., and genome-based taxonomy of …

YP Sun, BB Wang, XW Zheng… - … of Systematic and …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Three extremely halophilic archaeal strains (LT55T, SQT-29-1T and WLHS5T) were isolated
from Gobi saline soil and a salt lake, China. These strains were most related to the genera …

Dehalogenase-producing halophiles and their potential role in bioremediation

HA Oyewusi, RA Wahab, F Huyop - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This review aims to briefly describe the potential role of dehalogenase-producing halophilic
bacteria in decontamination of organohalide pollutants. Hypersaline habitats pose …

Isolation, characterization and molecular identification of a halotolerant Bacillus megaterium CTBmeg1 able to grow on halogenated compounds

K Akcay, Y Kaya - Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Halogenated compounds pose long-term potential risks to the well-being of humans due to
their recalcitrance and persistent toxicity. The quest for microorganisms capable of …

In silico characterization of a novel dehalogenase (DehHX) from the halophile Pseudomonas halophila HX isolated from Tuz Gölü Lake, Turkey: insights into a …

MF Edbeib, RA Wahab, Y Kaya, F Huyop - Annals of Microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Halogenated compounds represent potential long-term threats to human well-being and
health and, therefore, the quest for microorganisms capable of degrading these hazardous …

Microbial diversity and biosignatures: an icy moons perspective

M Jebbar, K Hickman-Lewis, B Cavalazzi… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
The icy moons of the outer Solar System harbor potentially habitable environments for life,
however, compared to the terrestrial biosphere, these environments are characterized by …

Emergence of polygonal shapes in oil droplets and living cells: The potential role of tensegrity in the origin of life

R Gordon, MM Hanczyc, ND Denkov… - Origin of Life via …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter suggests that new shapes of primordial living systems may have emerged via
tensegrity mechanisms. As a physical model, it explores the emergence of shape using …