Oceans are regarded as a plentiful and sustainable source of biological compounds.
Enzymes are a group of marine biomaterials that have recently drawn more attention …

The microorganisms that evolved at low temperatures express cold-adapted enzymes
endowed with unique catalytic properties in comparison to their mesophilic homologues, ie …

Bacterial strains isolated from Antarctic environments were used to assess the role of
carotenoid pigments as cryo-and solar radiation protectants. Isolates were subjected to one …

Bioprospecting natural products in marine bacteria from fjord environments are attractive
due to their unique geographical features. Although, Actinobacteria are well known for …

With approximately 250 000 marine species, the ocean is a vast reservoir of biodiversity and
an abundant biological resource of natural polymers. The wide variety, renewable nature …

Background The use of cold-active enzymes has many advantages, including reduced
energy consumption and easy inactivation. The ikaite columns of SW Greenland are …

Temperature changes and periods of detrimental cold occur frequently for many organisms
in their natural habitats. Homeothermic animals have evolved metabolic adaptation …

Three 16S rRNA gene clone libraries (P1L, P4L and P8L) were constructed using three soil
samples (P1S, P4S and P8S) collected near Pindari glacier, Himalayas. The three libraries …

Cryoconite holes have biogeochemical, ecological and biotechnological importance. This
communication presents results on culturable psychrophilic bacterial diversity from …

Bacterial diversity of the subsurface (18–22 cm), middle (60–64 cm) and bottom (100–104
cm) of a 136-cm-long sediment core sampled from a freshwater lake in Antarctica was …