ArticlePloS one2023
How long can tardigrades survive in the anhydrobiotic state? A search for tardigrade anhydrobiosis patterns.
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- Dehydration-driven organization of metabolites into NaDES-like assemblies in orthodox seeds.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- "Let's Dry up and Survive Together": Is Anhydrobiosis in TwoInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Candidate Cyanide Resistance Genes in Eutardigrade (Tardigrada) Genomes and KCN Resistance ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The effects of potassium cyanide on tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications.Nature communications · 2025Review
- Correction: How long can tardigrades survive in the anhydrobiotic state? A search for tardigrade anhydrobiosis patterns.PloS one · 2025Article
- Antioxidant Defense in the Toughest Animals on the Earth: Its Contribution to the Extreme Resistance of Tardigrades.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Recovery from anhydrobiosis in the tardigradeHeliyon · 2024Article
- Long-Term Survivability of TardigradeLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Elevated external temperature affects cell ultrastructure and heat shock proteins (HSPs) in Paramacrobiotus experimentalis Kaczmarek, Mioduchowska, Poprawa, & Roszkowska, 2020.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Anhydrobiosis is a desiccation tolerance that denotes the ability to survive almost complete dehydration without sustaining damage. The knowledge on the survival capacity of various tardigrade species in anhydrobiosis is still very limited. Our research compares anhydrobiotic capacities of four tardigrade species from different genera, i.e. Echiniscus testudo, Paramacrobiotus experimentalis, Pseudohexapodibius degenerans and Macrobiotus pseudohufelandi, whose feeding behavior and occupied habitats are different. Additionally, in the case of Ech. testudo, we analyzed two populations: one urban and one from a natural habitat. The observed tardigrade species displayed clear differences in their anhydrobiotic capacity, which appear to be determined by the habitat rather than nutritional behavior of species sharing the same habitat type. The results also indicate that the longer the state of anhydrobiosis lasts, the more time the animals need to return to activity.
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