Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) synthesizes ectoine and 5-hydroxyectoine upon the imposition
of either salt (0.5 M NaCl) or heat stress (39C). The cells produced the highest cellular …

The current paper reviews strategies employed by microorganisms from the deep biosphere,
especially piezophiles (from the greek piezo = to press and philo = love), to cope with high …

A novel hydrothermal site was discovered in March 2007, on the mid-Atlantic ridge during
the cruise ‘Serpentine’. At a depth of 4100 m, the site ‘Ashadze’ is the deepest vent field …

Natural-abundance 13 C-nuclear magnetic resonance was used to probe the intracellular
organic solute content of the moderately halophilic bacterium Tetragenococcus halophila. …

Prokaryotes inhabiting in the deep sea vent ecosystem will thus experience harsh conditions
of temperature, pH, salinity or high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) stress. Among the fifty-two …

The subsurface realm is colonized by microbial communities to depths of >1000 meters
below the seafloor (mbsf.), but little is known about overall diversity and microbial distribution …

After having shown that ectoine (a tetrahydropyrimidine) displays osmoprotective properties
towards Escherichia coli (M. Jebbar, R. Talibart, K. Gloux, T. Bernard, and Blanco, J. …

An obligate piezophilic anaerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon, designated strain CH1 T ,
was isolated from a hydrothermal vent site named ‘Ashadze’, which is located on the Mid-…

Aims: To investigate the catabolism of ectoine and hydroxyectoine, which are the major
compatible solutes synthesized by Chromohalobacter salexigens. Methods and Results: Growth …

Virgibacillus pantothenticus has been shown to synthesize the compatible solute ectoine in
response to high salinity or low growth temperature. We found that exogenously provided …