Psychrophilic enzymes: Hot topics in cold adaptation

[en] More than three-quarters of the Earth's surface is occupied by cold ecosystems, including the ocean depths, and polar and alpine regions. These permanently cold environments have been successfully colonized by a class of extremophilic microorganisms that are known as psychrophiles (which literally means cold-loving). The ability to thrive at temperatures that are close to, or below, the freezing point of water requires a vast array of adaptations to maintain the metabolic rates and sustained growth compatible with life in these severe environmental conditions.

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Feller, Georges ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Labo de biochimie

Gerday, Charles ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Faculté des sciences) > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Sciences)

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Psychrophilic enzymes: Hot topics in cold adaptation

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December 2003

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Nature Reviews. Microbiology

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1740-1526

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Nature Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom

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200-208

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