The large diversity of marine microorganisms harboured by oceans plays an important role
in planet sustainability by driving globally important biogeochemical cycles; all primary and
most secondary production in the oceans is performed by microorganisms. The largest part
of the planet is covered by cold environments; consequently, cold-adapted microorganisms
have crucial functional roles in globally important environmental processes and
biogeochemical cycles cold-adapted extremophiles are a remarkable model to shed light on …