Thermo (or hyperthermo) philic microorganisms are ubiquitous having a wide range of
habitats from freshly fallen snow to pasteurized milk to geothermal areas like hot springs …

Introduction 3. Water efflux and osmosensors 3.1. Water movement 3.2. Primary sensors of
osmotic stress 3.2. 1. K+ pumps and K+ channels 3.2. 2. Msc's and VAC's 3.3. Exogenous …

The accumulation of compatible solutes, either by uptake from the medium or by de novo
synthesis, is a general response of microorganisms to osmotic stress. The diversity of …

Several of the nine hexahydroxycylohexanes (inositols) have functions in Biology, with myo-
inositol (Ins) in most of the starring roles; and Ins polyphosphates are amongst the most …

This study examined the influence of prior salt adaptation on the survival rate of (hyper)-
thermophilic bacteria and archaea after desiccation and UV or ionizing irradiation treatment …

The effect of salinity and growth temperature on the accumulation of intracellular organic
solutes was examined in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Palaeococcus ferrophilus. The …

Marine hyperthermophiles accumulate small organic compounds, known as compatible
solutes, in response to supraoptimal temperatures or salinities. Pyrococcus furiosus is a …

Many of the marine microorganisms which are adapted to grow at temperatures above 80° C
accumulate di-myo-inositol phosphate (DIP) in response to heat stress. This led to the …

Background The aim was to study the seasonal microbial diversity variations of an
athalassohaline environment with a high concentration of sulfates in Tirez lagoon (La …

The pathway for the synthesis of di-myo-inositol-phosphate (DIP) was recently elucidated on
the basis of the detection of the relevant activities in cell extracts of Archaeoglobus fulgidus …