Endurance of the endolithic desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis under UVC radiation
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Desert cyanobacteria of the genus Chroococcidiopsis are extremely resistant to desiccation and ionizing radiation. When an endolithic strain was exposed to UVC radiation cell lysis, genome damage, photosynthetic pigment bleaching and reduced photochemical performance occurred. Nevertheless, survivors were scored after UVC doses as high as 13 kJ/m(2) and their endurance ascribed to multicellular aggregates enveloped in thick envelopes, so that attenuated UVC radiation reached the inner cells. In addition, the accumulation of carotenoids contributed to UVC resistance by providing protection against oxidative stress. Finally, in survivors repair mechanisms were responsible for the recovery of the induced damage to genome and photosynthetic apparatus.
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Findings are consistent with other studies demonstrating similar resilience among many cyanobacteria species to multiple spectra of IR, including UV-C flux on the Martian surface and X-rays.
“These findings are consistent with other studies that demonstrate similar resilience amongst many cyanobacteria species to a multitude of spectra of IR, including the UV-C flux present on the Martian surface and X-rays [109,110].”
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- Authors
- Baqué, M., Viaggiu, E., Scalzi, G., & Billi, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Billi, Daniela
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- Extremophiles
- Published
- 2012-12-14
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- 17
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- 1
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- 161-169
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- 1431-0651 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-4909
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- W2058871057
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- 5.23
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- en
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Polar Research and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Keywords
- Chroococcidiopsis, endolithic cyanobacteria, UV-C radiation, radioresistance (biology), desiccation resistance, cell lysis, genomic damage, multicellular aggregates, cell envelope, carotenoids, oxidative stress, DNA repair
- MeSH terms
- Cyanobacteria, Carotenoids, Desert Climate, Photosynthesis, Radiation Tolerance, Ultraviolet Rays, Oxidative Stress
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