Extremophilic Microorganisms in Central Europe

Microorganisms

Nives Ogrinc¹  Nataša Poklar Ulrih²  Polona Jamnik²  Vera Zgonik²  Janez Mulec³  Tina Eleršek⁴ 

[1] Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;Karst Research Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 6230 Postojna, Slovenia;National Institute of Biology, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;

关键词: extremophiles;    oligotrophs;    psychrophiles;    halophiles;    thermophiles;    central Europe;   

DOI  :  10.3390/microorganisms9112326

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Extremophiles inhabit a wide variety of environments. Here we focus on extremophiles in moderate climates in central Europe, and particularly in Slovenia. Although multiple types of stress often occur in the same habitat, extremophiles are generally combined into groups according to the main stressor to which they are adapted. Several types of extremophiles, e.g., oligotrophs, are well represented and diverse in subsurface environments and karst regions. Psychrophiles thrive in ice caves and depressions with eternal snow and ice, with several globally distributed snow algae and psychrophilic bacteria that have been discovered in alpine glaciers. However, this area requires further research. Halophiles thrive in salterns while thermophiles inhabit thermal springs, although there is little data on such microorganisms in central Europe, despite many taxa being found globally. This review also includes the potential use of extremophiles in biotechnology and bioremediation applications.

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