ReviewMicroorganisms2023
The Mystery of Piezophiles: Understudied Microorganisms from the Deep, Dark Subsurface.
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- Metabolic adaptations of extremophiles and their applications in environmental biotechnology.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Lubrication Challenges in Deep-Sea Gear Trans-Missions: A Review of High-Pressure and Low-Temperature Effects.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Marine nutraceuticals and their role in modulating diabetes-induced carcinogenesis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Review
- Enhancing stability of enzymes for industrial applications: molecular insights and emerging approaches.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Review
- Rapid changes in hydrostatic pressure as a probe for correlating function of purified proteins with their measured activity in living cells.Biophysical reviews · 2025Review
- Extremophilic hemoglobins: The structure of Shewanella benthica truncated hemoglobin N.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025Article
- Measurement of phospholipid lateral diffusion at high pressure by in situ magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy.Communications chemistry · 2025Article
- Extreme smells-microbial production of volatile organic compounds at the limits of life.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Extremophiles and Extremophilic Behaviour-New Insights and Perspectives.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Temperature-dependent iron motion in extremophile rubredoxins - no need for 'corresponding states'.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Microorganisms that can withstand high pressure within an environment are termed piezophiles. These organisms are considered extremophiles and inhabit the deep marine or terrestrial subsurface. Because these microorganisms are not easily accessed and require expensive sampling methods and laboratory instruments, advancements in this field have been limited compared to other extremophiles. This review summarizes the current knowledge on piezophiles, notably the cellular and physiological adaptations that such microorganisms possess to withstand and grow in high-pressure environments. Based on existing studies, organisms from both the deep marine and terrestrial subsurface show similar adaptations to high pressure, including increased motility, an increase of unsaturated bonds within the cell membrane lipids, upregulation of heat shock proteins, and differential gene-regulation systems. Notably, more adaptations have been identified within the deep marine subsurface organisms due to the relative paucity of studies performed on deep terrestrial subsurface environments. Nevertheless, similar adaptations have been found within piezophiles from both systems, and therefore the microbial biogeography concepts used to assess microbial dispersal and explore if similar organisms can be found throughout deep terrestrial environments are also briefly discussed.
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