Mining thermophiles for biotechnologically relevant enzymes: evaluating the potential of European and Caucasian hot springs

C Burkhardt, L Baruth, N Meyer-Heydecke, B Klippel… - Extremophiles, 2024 - Springer
The development of sustainable and environmentally friendly industrial processes is
becoming very crucial and demanding for the rapid implementation of innovative bio-based …

Stress Dependent Biofilm Formation and Bioactive Melanin Pigment Production by a Thermophilic Bacillus Species from Chilean Hot Spring

C Marin-Sanhueza, A Echeverria-Vega, A Gomez… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermophilic bacteria able to survive extreme temperature stress are of great
biotechnological interest due to their extracellular production of bioactive molecules as a …

NGS-Based metagenomics depicting taxonomic and functional insights into North-Western Himalayan Hot Springs

S Rangra, N Sharma, P Lata, KB Sharma… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Hot springs have tremendous significance due to their divulging physiochemical features. In
the recent past, metagenomics has emerged as a unique methodology to explore microbiota …

Abundance and compositions of B-vitamin-producing microbes in the mammalian gut vary based on feeding strategies

HS Alrubaye, KD Kohl - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mammals maintain close associations with gut microbes that provide numerous nutritional
benefits, including vitamin synthesis. While most mammals obtain sufficient vitamins from …

Microbial diversity analysis of Chumathang geothermal spring, Ladakh, India

K Anu, S Kumari, G Choudhary, S Devi - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2024 - Springer
In light of their unique and challenging environment, the high-altitude Chumathang
geothermal springs in Ladakh, India, are undeniably intriguing for microbiological study. The …

Exploring microbial diversity in hot springs of Surajkund, India through 16S rRNA analysis and thermozyme characterization from endogenous isolates

S Soy, U Lakra, P Prakash, P Suravajhala… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Hot springs are a valuable source of biologically significant chemicals due to their high
microbial diversity. To investigate the possibilities for industrial uses of these bacteria …

Bacterial diversity of geochemically distinct hot springs located in Maharashtra, India

R Mathan Kumar, K Jani, JR Parvathi… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Bacterial diversity of four thermally different hot springs of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra,
India, was investigated using culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. A …

Characterization of a halotolerant GH2 family β-galactosidase GalM from Microvirga sp. strain MC18

X Wang, S Chen, L Fan, H Liu, S Chen, X Ye… - Protein Expression and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new glycoside hydrolase family 2 (GH2) β-galactosidase encoding gene galM was cloned
from Microvirga sp. strain MC18 and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant β …

Complex organic matter degradation by secondary consumers in chemolithoautotrophy-based subsurface geothermal ecosystems

R Paul, TJ Rogers, KM Fullerton, M Selci, M Cascone… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Microbial communities in terrestrial geothermal systems often contain chemolithoautotrophs
with well-characterized distributions and metabolic capabilities. However, the extent to …

Prokaryotes of renowned Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) thermal springs: phylogenetic and cultivation analysis

T Smrhova, K Jani, P Pajer, G Kapinusova… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Background The extreme conditions of thermal springs constitute a unique aquatic habitat
characterized by low nutrient contents and the absence of human impacts on the microbial …