Strategies of adaptation of microorganisms of the three domains of life to high salt concentrations

N Gunde-Cimerman, A Plemenitaš… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Hypersaline environments with salt concentrations up to NaCl saturation are inhabited by a
great diversity of microorganisms belonging to the three domains of life. They all must cope …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the extremolytes ectoine and hydroxyectoine as stress protectants and nutrients: genetics, phylogenomics, biochemistry, and structural analysis

L Czech, L Hermann, N Stöveken, AA Richter… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fluctuations in environmental osmolarity are ubiquitous stress factors in many natural
habitats of microorganisms, as they inevitably trigger osmotically instigated fluxes of water …

The MetaCyc database of metabolic pathways and enzymes and the BioCyc collection of Pathway/Genome Databases

R Caspi, T Altman, R Billington, K Dreher… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The MetaCyc database (MetaCyc. org) is a comprehensive and freely accessible
database describing metabolic pathways and enzymes from all domains of life. MetaCyc …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrons describe ectoine effects on water H-bonding and hydration around a soluble protein and a cell membrane

G Zaccai, I Bagyan, J Combet, GJ Cuello, B Demé… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Understanding adaptation to extreme environments remains a challenge of high
biotechnological potential for fundamental molecular biology. The cytosol of many …

[HTML][HTML] High ectoine production by an engineered Halomonas hydrothermalis Y2 in a reduced salinity medium

Q Zhao, S Li, P Lv, S Sun, C Ma, P Xu, H Su… - Microbial Cell …, 2019 - Springer
Background As an attracted compatible solute, 1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-
pyrimidinecarboxylic acid (ectoine) showed great potentials in various field. However, lower …

Mechanism on the microbial salt tolerance enhancement by electrical stimulation

HJ Feng, L Chen, YC Ding, XJ Ma, SW How, D Wu - Bioelectrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of biological methods in industrial saline wastewater treatment is limited,
since the activities of microorganisms are strongly inhibited by the highly concentrated salts …

[HTML][HTML] Osmoregulation in the Halophilic Bacterium Halomonas elongata: A Case Study for Integrative Systems Biology

V Kindzierski, S Raschke, N Knabe, F Siedler… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Halophilic bacteria use a variety of osmoregulatory methods, such as the accumulation of
one or more compatible solutes. The wide diversity of compounds that can act as compatible …

Organic amendment–mediated reclamation and build-up of soil microbial diversity in salt-affected soils: fostering soil biota for shaping rhizosphere to enhance soil …

ZUR Farooqi, AA Qadir, H Alserae, A Raza… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Soil salinization is a serious environmental problem that affects agricultural productivity and
sustainability worldwide. Organic amendments have been considered a practical approach …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the mechanism of prolonged adaptation to osmotic stress of Jeotgalibacillus malaysiensis via genome and transcriptome sequencing …

AS Yaakop, KG Chan, R Ee, YL Lim, SK Lee… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Jeotgalibacillus malaysiensis, a moderate halophilic bacterium isolated from a pelagic area,
can endure higher concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) than other Jeotgalibacillus type …

Properties of alternative microbial hosts used in synthetic biology: towards the design of a modular chassis

J Kim, M Salvador, E Saunders, J Gonzalez… - Essays in …, 2016 - portlandpress.com
The chassis is the cellular host used as a recipient of engineered biological systems in
synthetic biology. They are required to propagate the genetic information and to express the …