title: Psychropiezophilic microorganisms.
abstract: Bacteria living in the deep-sea have several unusual features that allow them to thrive in their extreme environment. Most isolated strains are not only piezophilic but also psychrophilic. In this short review, we summarize the current knowledge about psychrophiezophilic microorganisms with regard to their taxonomy and cellular fatty acids composition. Their biotechnological potential is also described.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Leopold Franzens University, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. rosa.margesin@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Margesin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nogi
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001709:Biotechnology; D002965:Classification; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated