Halophilic, Acidophilic, Alkaliphilic, Metallophilic, and Radioresistant Fungi: Habitats and Their Living Strategies DOI
Tuyelee Das, Abdel Rahman Al-Tawaha, Devendra Kumar Pandey

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

The magnificent stress-resistant mechanism, capacity to transform extreme abiotic factors as triggers for genetic modulation and physiological evolution, synced speciation in response altered environment, highly innovative succession cum resource management skill have crowned the microorganisms "specialist messenger of life" that thrive under conditions. However, recent decade, ubiquitous fungi gathered attention after archaea bacteria their versatile ecological adaptation, morphological resilience, biochemical flexibility allowed them sustain flourish nature's deadliest environmental inhospitable temperature, pressure, radiation, desiccation, salinity, pH (both acidic basic)-induced stress has capacitated a large number extremophilic with better sustainability factors. "extraterrestrial" type existence been reported from hostile lethal niches like frozen world Antarctic Arctic, deep sea ice hydrothermal vents, hot springs, areas high salt concentration, barren desert climate, toxic heavy metal organic matter polluted regions, ocean trenches radiation contaminated zones, etc. phylogenetic diversity is complex exactly multidimensional mechanism primary secondary management, niche utilization, metabolism. From bed life-enriched rainforests worlds full materials fluctuating this eukaryotic group manifested great evolutionary plasticity molecular strategies are center interdisciplinary research connects biology, astrobiology, biochemistry, ecology, many related fields science. modification make-up introduction specialized survival technique controlled via manipulation metabolic pathways not only associated successful colonization these fungal members but also important terms exploration natural products unexplored sources.

Language: Английский

Fungi are key players in extreme ecosystems DOI
Claudia Coleine, Jason Stajich, Laura Selbmann

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 37(6), P. 517 - 528

Published: March 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Perspectives on the microorganism of extreme environments and their applications DOI Creative Commons
Nikita Kochhar,

Kavya I.K,

Shrashti Shrivastava

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Current Research in Microbial Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 100134 - 100134

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Extremophiles are organisms that can survive and thrive in conditions termed as "extreme" by human beings. Conventional methods cannot be applied under extreme like temperature pH fluctuations, high salinity, etc. for a variety of reasons. function adapted to these environments sustainable, cheaper, efficient, therefore, they serve better alternatives the traditional methods. They adapt with biochemical physiological changes produce products extremolytes, extremozymes, biosurfactants, etc., which found useful wide range industries sustainable agriculture, food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals. These also play crucial role bioremediation, production biofuels, biorefinery, astrobiology. This review paper comprehensively lists out current applications extremophiles their various explores prospects same. help us understand underlying basis biological mechanisms exploring boundaries life thus origin evolution on Earth. helps research extra-terrestrial space exploration. The structure properties along any possible long-term effects need investigated further.

Language: Английский

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The Molecular Basis for Life in Extreme Environments DOI Open Access
Nozomi Ando, Blanca Barquera, Douglas H. Bartlett

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Annual Review of Biophysics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 50(1), P. 343 - 372

Published: Feb. 27, 2021

Sampling and genomic efforts over the past decade have revealed an enormous quantity diversity of life in Earth's extreme environments. This new knowledge on Earth poses challenge understandingits molecular basis such inhospitable conditions, given that conditions lead to loss structure function biomolecules from mesophiles. In this review, we discuss physicochemical properties We present state recent progress environmental genomics. then overview our current understanding biomolecular adaptation conditions. As future structure-function relationships extremophiles requires methodologies adapted extremes pressure, temperature, chemical composition, advances instrumentation for probing biophysical under are presented. Finally, briefly possible directions biophysics.

Language: Английский

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Synthetic biology of extremophiles: a new wave of biomanufacturing DOI
Jianwen Ye,

Yina Lin,

Xueqing Yi

et al.

Trends in biotechnology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 41(3), P. 342 - 357

Published: Dec. 17, 2022

Language: Английский

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Both pH and salinity shape the microbial communities of the lakes in Badain Jaran Desert, NW China DOI

Joseph Frazer Banda,

Qin Zhang, Linqiang Ma

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 791, P. 148108 - 148108

Published: June 6, 2021

Language: Английский

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Fungi beyond limits: The agricultural promise of extremophiles DOI Creative Commons

Claribel Orquídea Zenteno‐Alegría,

Luis Andrés Yarzábal,

Jimmy Ciancas Jiménez

et al.

Microbial Biotechnology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(3)

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Global climate changes threaten food security, necessitating urgent measures to enhance agricultural productivity and expand it into areas less for agronomy. This challenge is crucial in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger). Plant growth‐promoting microorganisms (PGPM), bacteria fungi, emerge as a promising solution mitigate the impact of extremes on agriculture. The concept plant holobiont, encompassing host its symbiotic microbiota, underscores intricate relationships with diverse microbial community. PGPM, residing rhizosphere, phyllosphere, endosphere, play vital roles nutrient solubilization, nitrogen fixation, biocontrol pathogens. Novel ecological functions, including epigenetic modifications suppression virulence genes, extend our understanding PGPM strategies. biofertilizers, biocontrollers, biomodulators, more contribute sustainable agriculture environmental resilience. Despite fungi's remarkable their potential often overshadowed compared bacteria. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form mutualistic symbiosis many terrestrial plants, enhancing nutrition, growth, stress resistance. Other filamentous, yeasts, polymorphic, from endophytic, saprophytic, offer unique attributes such ubiquity, morphology, endurance harsh environments, positioning them exceptional (PGPF). Crops frequently face abiotic stresses like salinity, drought, high UV doses extreme temperatures. Some extremotolerant strains genera Trichoderma , Penicillium Fusarium others, have been studied beneficial interactions plants. Presented examples capabilities alleviating other underscore applications In this context, extremophilic populating natural environments are muchless investigated. They represent both new challenges opportunities. As global evolves, harnessing mechanisms fungal‐plant interactions, especially paramount developing effective safe probiotics using biocontrollers against phytopathogens. Thorough assessments, comprehensive methodologies, cautious approach leveraging benefits changing landscape agriculture, ensuring security challenges.

Language: Английский

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Innovative Approaches in Extremophile-Mediated Remediation of Toxic Pollutants: A Comprehensive Review DOI
Pavithra Swaminaathan, Alan Shaji, A. Saravanan

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Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(2)

Published: July 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Microorganisms and Their Metabolic Capabilities in the Context of the Biogeochemical Nitrogen Cycle at Extreme Environments DOI Open Access
Rosa María Martínez‐Espinosa

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 21(12), P. 4228 - 4228

Published: June 13, 2020

Extreme microorganisms (extremophile) are organisms that inhabit environments characterized by inhospitable parameters for most live beings (extreme temperatures and pH values, high or low ionic strength, pressure, scarcity of nutrients). To grow optimally under these conditions, extremophiles have evolved molecular adaptations affecting their physiology, metabolism, cell signaling, etc. Due to peculiarities in terms physiology they become good models (i) understanding the limits life on Earth, (ii) exploring possible existence extraterrestrial (Astrobiology), (iii) look potential applications biotechnology. Recent research has revealed extremophilic microbes play key roles all biogeochemical cycles Earth. Nitrogen cycle (N-cycle) is one important nature; thanks it, nitrogen converted into multiple chemical forms, which circulate among atmospheric, terrestrial aquatic ecosystems. This review summarizes recent knowledge role extreme N-cycle ecosystems, with special emphasis members Archaea domain. Potential implications global warming balance, as well biotechnological also discussed.

Language: Английский

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Metabolic Potential of Halophilic Filamentous Fungi—Current Perspective DOI Open Access
Weronika Śliżewska,

Katarzyna Struszczyk‐Świta,

Olga Marchut-Mikołajczyk

et al.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 23(8), P. 4189 - 4189

Published: April 10, 2022

Salty environments are widely known to be inhospitable most microorganisms. For centuries salt has been used as a food preservative, while highly saline were considered uninhabited by organisms, and if habited, only prokaryotic ones. Nowadays, we know that filamentous fungi widespread in many habitats very often characterized also other extremes, for example, low or high temperature, lack of light, pressure, water activity. However, still the least understood organisms among halophiles, even though they have shown counteract these unfavorable conditions producing multiple secondary metabolites with interesting properties unique biomolecules one their survival strategies. In this review, focused on obtained from halophilic such enzymes, pigments, biosurfactants, osmoprotectants.

Language: Английский

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The ability of trimethylamine N-oxide to resist pressure induced perturbations to water structure DOI Creative Commons
Harrison Laurent, Tristan G. A. Youngs, Thomas F. Headen

et al.

Communications Chemistry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Sept. 28, 2022

Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) protects organisms from the damaging effects of high pressure. At molecular level both TMAO and pressure perturb water structure but it is not understood how they act in combination. Here, we use neutron scattering coupled with computational modelling to provide atomistic insight into under at 4 kbar presence absence TMAO. The data reveal that resists pressure-induced perturbation structure, particularly retaining a clear second solvation shell, enhanced hydrogen bonding between molecules strong - bonds. We calculate an 'osmolyte protection' ratio which TMAO-induced energy changes effectively cancel out. Remarkably this translates across scales organism level, matching observed concentration dependence muscle tissue as function depth. Osmolyte protection may therefore offer mechanism for macroscale survival life extreme environments.

Language: Английский

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