Microorganisms that can withstand high pressure within an environment are termed
piezophiles. These organisms are considered extremophiles and inhabit the deep marine or …

Nature exhibits an enormous diversity of organisms that thrive in extreme environments.
From snow algae that reproduce at sub-zero temperatures to radiotrophic fungi that thrive in …

A xylanase gene (named xyngmqa) was identified from the metagenomic data of the
Gumingquan hot spring (92.5° C, pH 9.2) in Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, southwest …

Interactions between minerals and iron-reducing bacteria under in-situ pressure and
temperature conditions play important roles in oil extraction, residual oil methanation, and …

Continental slopes can play a significant contribution to marine productivity and carbon
cycling. These regions can harbour distinct geological features, such as salt diapirs and …

Bacteria remodel their plasma membrane lipidome to maintain key biophysical attributes in
response to ecological disturbances. For Halanaerobium and other anaerobic halotolerant …

High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) is a common factor in the deep sea and provides an
ignorable parameter of consideration in all studies related to deep life. High-temperature …

High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) influences the life processes of organisms living at depth in
the oceans. While filamentous fungi are one of the essential members of deep-sea …

Microorganisms are capable of colonizing extreme environments like deep biosphere and
oil reservoirs. The prokaryotes diversity in exploited oil reservoirs is composed of indigenous …

The presence of a cell membrane is one of the major structural components defining life.
Recent phylogenomic analyses have supported the hypothesis that the last universal …