Extremophiles are organisms capable of adjust, survive or thrive in hostile habitats that were
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …

Contamination of the environment by petroleum products is a growing concern worldwide,
and strategies to remove these contaminants have been evaluated. One of these strategies …

Abstract The Kerguelen Islands, located in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, are very
isolated geographically. The microbial diversity and communities present on the island …

Chukotka is an arctic region located in the continuous permafrost zone, but thermal springs
are abundant there. In this study, for the first time, the microbial communities of the Chukotka …

Pullulanase is crucial to the specific hydrolysis of branch points in amylopectin and is
generally employed as an important enzyme in the starch-processing industry. Recombinant …

Background: Hopanoids modify plasma membrane properties in bacteria and are often
compared to sterols that modulate membrane fluidity in eukaryotes. In some …

Sixteen strains of five genera of thermophilic bacteria, ie, Alicyclobacillus, Brevibacillus,
Geobacillus, Meiothermus, and Thermus, were cultivated at a temperature from 42 to 70° C …

Bulgaria stands out as a country rich in diverse extreme environments, boasting a
remarkable abundance of mineral hot waters, which positions it as the second-largest …

Background and aims Decomposition and transformation of organic matter (OM) in forest
soils are conducted by the concomitant action of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi. Here …

Thermophilic bacteria from litter deposited at Cipanas hot spring of mount Galunggung,
Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia, were isolated using a culture-dependent approach …