Exploring research frontiers in microbiology: recent advances in halophilic and thermophilic extremophiles

被引：44

作者：

Averhoff, Beate ^{[1
]}

Mueller, Volker ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Inst Mol Biosci, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany

来源：

RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY | 2010年 / 161卷 / 06期

关键词：

Compatible solutes; DNA transport; Extremophiles; Halophiles; Natural competence; Thermophiles; HORIZONTAL GENE-TRANSFER; COMPLETE GENOME SEQUENCE; THERMUS-THERMOPHILUS; NATURAL TRANSFORMATION; CHLORIDE DEPENDENCE; DNA UPTAKE; METHANOSARCINA-MAZEI; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; TRANSFERRED GENES; ACINETOBACTER SP;

D O I：

10.1016/j.resmic.2010.05.006

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Extremophilic prokaryotes inhabit ecosystems that are, from a human perspective, extreme, and life in these environments requires far-reaching cellular adaptations. Here, we will describe, for two examples (Thermus thermophilus, Halobacillus halophilus), how thermophilic or halophilic bacteria adapt to their environment; we will describe the molecular basis of sensing and responding to hypersalinity and we will analyze the impact and basis of natural competence for survival in hot environments. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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页码：506 / 514

页数：9

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