Extremophile Microbial Communities and Enzymes for Bioenergetic Application Based on Multi-Omics Tools

• Published in: Current Genomics
• Main Authors: Fongaro, Gislaine, Maia, Guilherme Augusto, Rogovski, Paula, Cadamuro, Rafael Dorighello, Lopes, Joana Camila, Moreira, Renato Simões, Camargo, Aline Frumi, Scapini, Thamarys, Stefanski, Fábio Spitza, Bonatto, Charline, Marques Souza, Doris Sobral, Stoco, Patrícia Hermes, Duarte, Rubens Tadeu Delgado, Cabral da Cruz, Ariadne Cristiane, Wagner, Glauber, Treichel, Helen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2020
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7521039/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33071618; https://doi.org/10.2174/1389202921999200601144137

Abstract: Genomic and proteomic advances in extremophile microorganism studies are increasingly demonstrating their ability to produce a variety of enzymes capable of converting biomass into bioenergy. Such microorganisms are found in environments with nutritional restrictions, anaerobic environments, high salinity, varying pH conditions and extreme natural environments such as hydrothermal vents, soda lakes, and Antarctic sediments. As extremophile microorganisms and their enzymes are found in widely disparate locations, they generate new possibilities and opportunities to explore biotechnological prospecting, including biofuels (biogas, hydrogen and ethanol) with an aim toward using multi-omics tools that shed light on biotechnological breakthroughs.