Peloids have been used for therapeutic purposes since time immemorial, mainly in the
treatment of locomotor system pathologies and dermatology. Their effects are attributed to …

Recent findings highlight the role of skin microbiome in modulating immune function and
inflammatory response. This systematic review aims to investigate the effects of muds …

The decision by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) to place
the rank of phylum under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes …

In-vitro experiments have been developed to ascertain whether pelotherapy applications
involve the transfer of chemical elements from the healing mud to the human body, across …

Photosynthetic organisms have adapted to survive a myriad of extreme environments from
the earth's deserts to its poles, yet the proteins that carry out the light reactions of …

Genotypic and morphological diversity of cyanobacteria in the Rupite hot spring (Bulgaria)
was investigated by means of optical microscopy, cultivation, single-cell PCR, and 16S …

The Euganean Thermal District has been known since Roman times for the therapeutic
properties of peloids, obtained from natural clays that have undergone a traditional …

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic organisms that play important roles in carbon cycling and
are promising bioproduction chassis. Here, we isolate two novel cyanobacteria with 4.6 Mbp …

The microflora of hypogean environments has been studied increasingly worldwide.
However, some sites have hardly been examined or not studied at all; this is the case for the …

Strains of Cyanobacteria isolated from mats of 9 thermal springs of Greece have been
studied for their taxonomic evaluation. A polyphasic taxonomic approach was employed …