The cytoplasmic membrane of a prokaryotic cell consists of a lipid bilayer or a monolayer
that shields the cellular content from the environment. In addition, the membrane contains …

The recent discovery of extrasolar Earth-like planets that orbit in their habitable zone of their
system, and the latest clues of the presence of liquid water in the subsurface of Mars and in …

Deep-sea ecosystems share a common physical parameter, namely high hydrostatic
pressure (HHP). Some of the microorganisms isolated at great depths have a high …

Due to their ability to withstand “extreme” conditions, Earth's extremophilic organisms can
constrain habitability windows for other planetary systems. However, there are many other …

Existence of life outside the Earth is a mystery that human beings have been searching for
centuries. In the past few decades, discovering microbes in extremely terrestrial habitats has …

Archaea are known to inhabit some of the most extreme environments on Earth. The ability
of archaea possessing membrane bilayers to adapt to high temperature (> 85° C) and high …

Extreme environments are referred to as ecosystems with a constant or fluctuating exposure
to one or more environmental factors such as high and low temperatures, salinity …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) often encode integrases which catalyze the site-specific
insertion of their genetic information into the host genome and the reverse reaction of …

the immense genomic diversity of microorganisms allows them to live everywhere, even in
extreme environments such as deep hydrothermal vents. scattered over the seabed, these …

The immense genomic diversity of microorganisms allows them to live everywhere, even in
extreme environments such as deep hydrothermal vents. Scattered over the seabed, these …