[HTML][HTML] Current perspectives for microbial lipases from extremophiles and metagenomics

S Verma, GK Meghwanshi, R Kumar - Biochimie, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial lipases are most broadly used biocatalysts for environmental and industrial
applications. Lipases catalyze the hydrolysis and synthesis of long acyl chain esters and …

Asgard archaea in saline environments

HL Banciu, IM Gridan, AV Zety, A Baricz - Extremophiles, 2022 - Springer
Members of candidate Asgardarchaeota superphylum appear to share numerous eukaryotic-
like attributes thus being broadly explored for their relevance to eukaryogenesis. On the …

An indigenous bacterium with enhanced performance of microbially-induced Ca-carbonate biomineralization under extreme alkaline conditions for concrete and soil …

S Marín, O Cabestrero, C Demergasso, S Olivares… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The advantages of microbial induced carbonate mineralization for soil-stabilization and
building-material industries are under extensive investigation. The pH is one of the …

Variation of the mangrove sediment microbiomes and their phenanthrene biodegradation rates during the dry and wet seasons

P Tiralerdpanich, S Nasaree, O Pinyakong… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mangrove sediment is a major sink for phenanthrene in natural environments.
Consequently, this study investigated the effects of seasonal variation on the biodegradation …

Biological safety in the context of backward planetary protection and Mars sample return: conclusions from the sterilization working group

E Craven, M Winters, AL Smith, E Lalime… - International Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space
Agency (ESA) are studying how samples might be brought back to Earth from Mars safely …

Biomineralization of lithium nanoparticles by Li-resistant Pseudomonas rodhesiae isolated from the Atacama salt flat

N Bruna, E Galliani, P Oyarzún, D Bravo, F Fuentes… - Biological Research, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Atacama salt flat is located in northern Chile, at 2300 m above sea
level, and has a high concentration of lithium, being one of the main extraction sites in the …

Metagenomic assembled genomes indicated the potential application of hypersaline microbiome for plant growth promotion and stress alleviation in salinized soils

K Dindhoria, R Kumar, B Bhargava, R Kumar - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Climate change is causing unpredictable seasonal variations globally. Due to the
continuously increasing earth's surface temperature, the rate of water evaporation is …

Unveiling the role of emerging metagenomics for the examination of hypersaline environments

K Dindhoria, V Manyapu, A Ali… - … and Genetic Engineering …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Hypersaline ecosystems are distributed all over the globe. They are subjected to poly-
extreme stresses and are inhabited by halophilic microorganisms possessing multiple …

Genomics of extreme environments: unveiling the secrets of survival

KM Goh, MI González-Siso, RK Sani - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Life on Earth has displayed remarkable adaptability to the harshest environments, spanning
polar regions, scorching deserts, abyssal oceans, lightless caves, noxious lakes, boiling hot …

Microbial diversity in polyextreme salt flats and their potential applications

M Ben Abdallah, M Chamkha, F Karray… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Recent geological, hydrochemical, and mineralogical studies performed on hypersaline salt
flats have given insights into similar geo-morphologic features on Mars. These salt …