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Prokaryotes living under elevated hydrostatic pressure

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Biotechnology of Extremophiles

Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology ((ABE,volume 61))

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Prokaryotic life is controlled by many parameters that play a role in every colonized habitat. However, only a few biotopes are exposed to elevated pressures. That is the case for most of the oceans whose average depth is 3800 m, which corresponds to a hydrostatic pressure of 38 MPa. However, recently discovered subsurface biotopes are also exposed to high pressures. These biotopes are colonized by procaryotic organisms that display different responses to high pressures, mostly depending on their origins. Most of the studies dealing with pressure on microorganisms living in high pressure habitats concern psychrophiles (usual inhabitants of the deep-sea) and some hyperthermophiles isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. The organisms so far isolated and described, their physiology and adaptations to high pressure conditions will be presented.

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  1. Viggo Thor Marteinsson

    Present address: Department of Biotechnology, Technological Institute of Iceland, KELDNAHOLT, IS-112, Reykjavik, Iceland

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    Daniel Prieur & Viggo Thor Marteinsson

  2. Université de Bretagne occidentale, Brest, France

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Prieur, D., Marteinsson, V.T. (1998). Prokaryotes living under elevated hydrostatic pressure. In: Antranikian, G. (eds) Biotechnology of Extremophiles. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102288

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