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Diversity and ecology of psychrophilic microorganisms

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Margesin, Rosa, Miteva, Vanya·2011·Research in Microbiology

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Cold environments represent the majority of the biosphere on Earth and have been successfully colonized by psychrophilic microorganisms that are able to thrive at low temperatures and to survive and even maintain metabolic activity at subzero temperatures. These microorganisms play key ecological roles in their habitats and include a wide diversity of representatives of all three domains (Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya). In this review, we summarize recent knowledge on the abundance, on the taxonomic and functional biodiversity, on low temperature adaptation and on the biogeography of microbial communities in a range of aquatic and terrestrial cold environments.

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Authors
Margesin, R., & Miteva, V.
Affiliations
  • Universität Innsbruck (AT)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author
Margesin, Rosa
Venue
Research in Microbiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-04
Volume
162
Issue
3
Pages
346-361
ISSN
  • 0769-2609 (ISSN-L)
  • 0923-2508
OpenAlex
W2002453663
Cited by
518
References
235
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Research in Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Polar Research and Ecology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Keywords
psychrophilic microorganisms, cold environment, microbial diversity, cold adaptation, microbial biogeography, microbial communities, taxonomic diversity, functional diversity, archaea, protists
MeSH terms
Archaea, Bacteria, Cold Temperature, Environmental Microbiology, Ecosystem, Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Biodiversity, Eukaryota

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