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The deep-sea bed is a unique environment that experiences extremely high pressures and low temperatures. Microorganisms living there have developed particular characteristics that allow them to thrive at such extremes. In studies aimed at improving our understanding of microbial adaptation to the deep-sea environment, we have isolated and characterized a number of microorganisms from samples of deep-sea mud obtained by the manned submersible Shinkai 6500. This vehicle, which is operated by the Japanese Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), has the ability to submerge to a depth of 6500 m. It was believed that unknown microbes we have not been able to isolate yet must be thriving in the deep-sea floor, and we attempted to isolate these microbes, especially those that are organic solvent tolerant, from the deep-sea mud samples. Such microorganisms could prove useful for new biotechnology application, such as two-phase (water/organic solvent) bioreacter systems.
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Inoue, A. (1999). Organic Solvent-Tolerant Microorganisms. In: Horikoshi, K., Tsujii, K. (eds) Extremophiles in Deep-Sea Environments. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67925-7_8
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