Microbial diversity in extreme environments
WS Shu, LN Huang - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …
Living at the extremes: extremophiles and the limits of life in a planetary context
Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …
Temperature and microbial interactions drive the deterministic assembly processes in sediments of hot springs
Terrestrial geothermal ecosystems, as a representative of extreme environments, exhibit a
variety of geochemical gradients, and their microbes are thought to be under high stress …
variety of geochemical gradients, and their microbes are thought to be under high stress …
Microbial biogeography of 925 geothermal springs in New Zealand
Geothermal springs are model ecosystems to investigate microbial biogeography as they
represent discrete, relatively homogenous habitats, are distributed across multiple …
represent discrete, relatively homogenous habitats, are distributed across multiple …
Obtaining genomes from uncultivated environmental microorganisms using FACS–based single-cell genomics
Single-cell genomics is a powerful tool for exploring the genetic makeup of environmental
microorganisms, the vast majority of which are difficult, if not impossible, to cultivate with …
microorganisms, the vast majority of which are difficult, if not impossible, to cultivate with …
Selective pressures of heavy metals on microbial community determine microbial functional roles during composting: sensitive, resistant and actor
X Chen, Y Zhao, X Zhao, J Wu, L Zhu, X Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HM) pollution exerts an effect on microbial community composition and
structure during composting, the way how microbial community responses to HM pressure is …
structure during composting, the way how microbial community responses to HM pressure is …
Response of sediment and water microbial communities to submerged vegetations restoration in a shallow eutrophic lake
C Chao, L Wang, Y Li, Z Yan, H Liu, D Yu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Submerged macrophytes are the main primary producers in shallow lakes and play an
important role in structuring communities. Aquatic microbes are also an important …
important role in structuring communities. Aquatic microbes are also an important …
Diversity of thermophiles in a Malaysian hot spring determined using 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenome sequencing
The Sungai Klah (SK) hot spring is the second hottest geothermal spring in Malaysia. This
hot spring is a shallow, 150-m-long, fast-flowing stream, with temperatures varying from 50 …
hot spring is a shallow, 150-m-long, fast-flowing stream, with temperatures varying from 50 …
Is post-polyploidization diploidization the key to the evolutionary success of angiosperms?
S Dodsworth, MW Chase… - Botanical Journal of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Advances in recent years have revolutionized our understanding of both the context and
occurrence of polyploidy in plants. Molecular phylogenetics has vastly improved our …
occurrence of polyploidy in plants. Molecular phylogenetics has vastly improved our …
Control of temperature on microbial community structure in hot springs of the Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau in Northwest China hosts a number of hot springs that represent a
biodiversity hotspot for thermophiles, yet their diversity and relationship to environmental …
biodiversity hotspot for thermophiles, yet their diversity and relationship to environmental …