Living at the extremes: extremophiles and the limits of life in a planetary context
Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …
Ecological and biotechnological relevance of Mediterranean hydrothermal vent systems
Marine hydrothermal systems are a special kind of extreme environments associated with
submarine volcanic activity and characterized by harsh chemo-physical conditions, in terms …
submarine volcanic activity and characterized by harsh chemo-physical conditions, in terms …
Microbial communities inhabiting shallow hydrothermal vents as sentinels of acidification processes
Introduction Shallow hydrothermal vents are considered natural laboratories to study the
effects of acidification on biota, due to the consistent CO2 emissions with a consequent …
effects of acidification on biota, due to the consistent CO2 emissions with a consequent …
Sulfurovum riftiae sp. nov., a mesophilic, thiosulfate-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing chemolithoautotrophic epsilonproteobacterium isolated from the tube of the deep-sea …
D Giovannelli, M Chung, J Staley… - … of systematic and …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
An anaerobic, nitrate-reducing, sulfur-and thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium, designated strain
1812ET, was isolated from the vent polychaete Riftia pachyptila, which was collected from a …
1812ET, was isolated from the vent polychaete Riftia pachyptila, which was collected from a …
Heat stress dictates microbial lipid composition along a thermal gradient in marine sediments
M Sollich, MY Yoshinaga, S Häusler, RE Price… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Temperature exerts a first-order control on microbial populations, which constantly adjust the
fluidity and permeability of their cell membrane lipids to minimize loss of energy by ion …
fluidity and permeability of their cell membrane lipids to minimize loss of energy by ion …
Quantification of the effects of ocean acidification on sediment microbial communities in the environment: the importance of ecosystem approaches
C Hassenrück, A Fink, A Lichtschlag… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
To understand how ocean acidification (OA) influences sediment microbial communities,
naturally CO2-rich sites are increasingly being used as OA analogues. However, the …
naturally CO2-rich sites are increasingly being used as OA analogues. However, the …
Microbial biofilms along a geochemical gradient at the shallow-water hydrothermal system of Vulcano island, Mediterranean Sea
Shallow water hydrothermal vents represent highly dynamic environments where strong
geochemical gradients can shape microbial communities. Recently, these systems are …
geochemical gradients can shape microbial communities. Recently, these systems are …
Diversity and characterization of bacterial communities of five co‐occurring species at a hydrothermal vent on the Tonga Arc
Host–symbiont relationships in hydrothermal vent ecosystems, supported by
chemoautotrophic bacteria as primary producers, have been extensively studied. However …
chemoautotrophic bacteria as primary producers, have been extensively studied. However …
Shallow-water hydrothermal vent system as an extreme proxy for discovery of microbiome significance in a crustacean holobiont
The shallow-water hydrothermal vent (HV) system off Kueishan Island lies at the end of the
Okinawa Trough to the northeast of Taiwan. Near its submarine vent openings, aperiodic …
Okinawa Trough to the northeast of Taiwan. Near its submarine vent openings, aperiodic …
Cultivation-independent and cultivation-dependent analysis of microbes in the shallow-sea hydrothermal system off Kueishantao Island, Taiwan: unmasking …
Shallow-sea hydrothermal systems experience continuous fluctuations of physicochemical
conditions due to seawater influx which generates variable habitats, affecting the …
conditions due to seawater influx which generates variable habitats, affecting the …