Psychrophilic enzymes: hot topics in cold adaptation
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- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Vol. 1 (3), 200-208
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro773
Abstract
More than three-quarters of the Earth's surface is occupied by cold ecosystems, including the ocean depths, and polar and alpine regions. These permanently cold environments have been successfully colonized by a class of extremophilic microorganisms that are known as psychrophiles (which literally means cold-loving). The ability to thrive at temperatures that are close to, or below, the freezing point of water requires a vast array of adaptations to maintain the metabolic rates and sustained growth compatible with life in these severe environmental conditions.Keywords
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