Rigidification of the membrane appears to be the primary signal perceived by a bacterium
when exposed to low temperature. The perception and transduction of the signal then …

Natural carotenoids (CARs) such as β-carotene, astaxanthin, lutein, norbixin, bixin,
capsanthin, lycopene, β-Apo-8-carotenal, canthaxanthin, β-apo-8-carotenal-ester, and …

Pyocyanin is a blue green phenazine pigment produced in large quantities by active
cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with advantageous applications in medicine …

A variety of microbes inhabit extreme environments. Extreme is a relative term, which is
viewed compared to what is normal for human beings. Extreme environments include high …

Fruits and vegetable processing industries produce huge waste in the form of peels, seeds,
liquid, and molasses which are a good source of carbohydrates, proteins, fibres, vitamins …

Carotenoids are associated with several important biological functions as antenna pigments
in photosynthesis or protectives against oxidative stress. Occasionally they were also …

Of all the natural stress conditions on our planet and in our solar system, cold is arguably the
most widespread, at least from the perspective of mesophilic and thermophilic organisms …

CMS 19YT, a psychrophilic bacterium, was isolated from a cyanobacterial mat sample from
a pond in Antarctica and was characterized taxonomically. The bacterium was aerobic, gram …

Organisms in the genus Kocuria are Gram-positive, coagulase-negative, coccoid
actinobacteria belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, suborder Micrococcineae, order …

Extremophilic microbes have adapted to thrive in ecological niches characterized by harsh
chemical/physical conditions such as, for example, very low/high temperature. Living …