About this Research Topic
High-pressure environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents, subglacial lakes, and oil reservoirs, are characterized by extreme conditions such as high pressure, low temperature, and limited nutrient availability. Despite these challenges, microbial life can thrive in these environments, and understanding how microorganisms adapt and survive in high-pressure conditions is crucial for our understanding of the limits of life on Earth and beyond. The ability of microorganisms to adapt and survive in such high-pressure conditions also has important implications for astrobiology, biotechnology, and environmental microbiology.
This Research Topic aims to explore the diverse strategies that allow barophilic microorganisms to adapt and survive in high-pressure environments. We welcome submissions of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Perspective and Opinion articles on the following topics:
• Mechanisms of high-pressure adaptation in microorganisms, including changes in membrane structure and stress response pathways;
• Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of high-pressure-adapted microorganisms, including the identification of key genes and pathways involved in high-pressure adaptation;
• Diversity and distribution of high-pressure-adapted microorganisms in different environments, including deep-sea hydrothermal vents, subglacial lakes, and oil reservoirs;
• Application of barophilic or piezophilic microorganisms, and their mechanisms, in astrobiology or biotechnology.
This Research Topic aims to explore the diverse strategies that allow barophilic microorganisms to adapt and survive in high-pressure environments. We welcome submissions of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Perspective and Opinion articles on the following topics:
• Mechanisms of high-pressure adaptation in microorganisms, including changes in membrane structure and stress response pathways;
• Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of high-pressure-adapted microorganisms, including the identification of key genes and pathways involved in high-pressure adaptation;
• Diversity and distribution of high-pressure-adapted microorganisms in different environments, including deep-sea hydrothermal vents, subglacial lakes, and oil reservoirs;
• Application of barophilic or piezophilic microorganisms, and their mechanisms, in astrobiology or biotechnology.
Keywords: barophile, piezophile, high pressure, extremophiles, hydrostatic pressure, microbial survival, microbial adaptation
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