Deciphering the evolutionary history of ectoine catabolism, a compatible solute utilized by

Katherine E Boas Lichty, Heather E Thomas, Soham M Bhide, Gary P Richards, E Fidelma Boyd

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Metagenomic insights into the taxonomic and metabolic diversity of the microbiome of Lake Karum in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia.Environmental microbiome · 2026
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Katherine E Boas LichtyDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.

Heather E ThomasDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.

Soham M BhideDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.

Gary P RichardsG. P. Richards Microbiology Consulting Services, Camden, Delaware, USA.

E Fidelma BoydDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7435-4897

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NIH HHS 5T32GM008550

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial adaptation to fluctuations in salinity includes the intracellular accumulation of organic compounds called compatible solutes (CS) such as the amino acid derivatives ectoine and 5-hydroxyectoine. These compounds also play a less appreciated role as readily available nutrients, scavenged from dissolved organic matter in both marine and terrestrial environments.

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Amino Acids, DiaminoVibrioBetaineNutrientsOsmotic PressurePhylogenyAmino Acids, DiaminoBetaineectoinehydroxyectoineectoine compatible solute nutrient

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PMID42007718

DOI10.1128/aem.00409-26

PMCPMC13188858

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