title: [Thermophilic microbial communities of deep-sea hydrothermal environments].
abstract: The latest publications on the phylogenetic and functional diversity of thermophilic prokaryotes inhabiting thermal deep-sea environments are reviewed. Along with general physicochemical characterization of the biotope studied, certain adaptation mechanisms are discussed that are peculiar to the microorganisms inhabiting it. A separate chapter addresses phylogenetic analysis of deep-sea hydrothermal microbial communities and uncultivated microorganisms recently discovered therein using molecular biological techniques. Physiological groups of thermophilic microorganisms found in deep-sea hydrotherms are considered: methanogens, sulfate-, iron-, and sulfur-reducers, aerobic hydrogen-oxidizing prokaryotes, aerobic and anaerobic organotrophs. In most cases, the isolates represent novel taxa.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7, k. 2, Moscow, 117312 Russia.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Miroshnichenko
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D017753:Ecosystem; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008386:Marine Biology; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013455:Sulfur; D006859:Hydrogen; D007501:Iron; D008697:Methane