Extreme marine environments have been the subject of many studies and scientific
publications. For many years, these environmental niches, which are characterized by high …

Microorganisms respond to osmotic stress mostly by accumulating compatible solutes, either
by uptake from the medium or by de novo synthesis. These osmotically active molecules …

Covering: up to early 2008 In order to survive extremes of pH, temperature, salinity and
pressure, organisms have been found to develop unique defences against their …

The statement that biocatalysis is of great importance sounds trivial in face of the fact that
biocatalysis is the prerequisite for any life at all. Application of biocatalysis has a more than …

A decade ago the compatible solutes mannosylglycerate (MG) and glucosylglycerate (GG)
were considered to be rare in nature. Apart from two species of thermophilic bacteria …

The accumulation of mannosyl-glycerate (MG), the salinity stress response osmolyte of
Thermococcales, was investigated as a function of hydrostatic pressure in Thermococcus …

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 …

Microbes form an extremely rich and diverse set of organisms. They are investigated at a
fundamental level, because they are the simplest living organisms and because, in contrast …

The thermophilic and halotolerant nature of Rubrobacter xylanophilus led us to investigate
the accumulation of compatible solutes in this member of the deepest lineage of the Phylum …

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 …