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Proteomic Insights: Cryoadaptation of Permafrost Bacteria

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Permafrost Soils

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 16))

The permafrost microbial community has been described as “a community of survivors” (Friedman 1994). Because of the permanently cold condition and the long term isolation of the permafrost sediments, the permafrost microorganisms have acquired various adaptive features in the membrane, enzymes, and macromolecular synthesis. This chapter reviews the different adaptive mechanisms used by permafrost microorganisms with a focus on the proteomic level of cryoadaptation that have recently been identified during the low temperature growth in permafrost bacteria.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Yinghua Qiu

  2. Microbial Ecology and Physiology Group, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley Rd., Bldg. 1505, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6038, USA

    Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, MI, 48109, USA

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Qiu, Y., Vishnivetskaya, T.A., Lubman, D.M. (2009). Proteomic Insights: Cryoadaptation of Permafrost Bacteria. In: Margesin, R. (eds) Permafrost Soils. Soil Biology, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69371-0_12

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