Cryomicrobial Ecology: Still Much To Learn about Life Left Out in the Cold
ABSTRACT Studies from cryoenvironments on Earth have demonstrated that microbial life is widespread and have identified microorganisms that are metabolically active and can replicate at subzero temperatures if liquid water is present. However, cryophiles (subzero-growing organisms) often exist in lo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:30f6b437de6c44baa1aef60725c6cf84 2024-09-15T18:29:50+00:00 Cryomicrobial Ecology: Still Much To Learn about Life Left Out in the Cold Jackie Goordial 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00852-21 https://doaj.org/article/30f6b437de6c44baa1aef60725c6cf84 EN eng American Society for Microbiology https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00852-21 https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077 doi:10.1128/msystems.00852-21 2379-5077 https://doaj.org/article/30f6b437de6c44baa1aef60725c6cf84 mSystems, Vol 6, Iss 5 (2021) astrobiology cryomicrobiology extremophile permafrost polar psychrophile Microbiology QR1-502 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00852-21 2024-08-12T15:24:07Z ABSTRACT Studies from cryoenvironments on Earth have demonstrated that microbial life is widespread and have identified microorganisms that are metabolically active and can replicate at subzero temperatures if liquid water is present. However, cryophiles (subzero-growing organisms) often exist in low densities in the environment and their growth rate is low, making them difficult to study. Compounding this, a large number of dormant and dead cells are preserved in frozen settings. Using integrated genomic and activity-based approaches is essential to understanding the cold limits of life on Earth, as well as how cryophilic microorganisms are poised to adapt and metabolize in warming settings, such as in thawing permafrost. An increased understanding of cryophilic lifestyles on Earth will also help inform how (and where) we look for potential microbial life on cold planetary bodies in our solar system such as Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles mSystems 6 5 |
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ABSTRACT Studies from cryoenvironments on Earth have demonstrated that microbial life is widespread and have identified microorganisms that are metabolically active and can replicate at subzero temperatures if liquid water is present. However, cryophiles (subzero-growing organisms) often exist in low densities in the environment and their growth rate is low, making them difficult to study. Compounding this, a large number of dormant and dead cells are preserved in frozen settings. Using integrated genomic and activity-based approaches is essential to understanding the cold limits of life on Earth, as well as how cryophilic microorganisms are poised to adapt and metabolize in warming settings, such as in thawing permafrost. An increased understanding of cryophilic lifestyles on Earth will also help inform how (and where) we look for potential microbial life on cold planetary bodies in our solar system such as Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. |
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