The Survival of Haloferax mediterranei under Stressful Conditions
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Title: | The Survival of Haloferax mediterranei under Stressful Conditions |
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Authors: | Matarredona, Laura | Camacho, Mónica | Zafrilla, Basilio | Bravo Barrales, Gloria | Esclapez, Julia | Bonete, María-José |
Research Group/s: | Biotecnología de Extremófilos (BIOTECEXTREM) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Agroquímica y Bioquímica |
Keywords: | Haloferax | Stress | Growth rate | Doubling time | Metals | Archaea |
Knowledge Area: | Bioquímica y Biología Molecular |
Issue Date: | 8-Feb-2021 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Matarredona L, Camacho M, Zafrilla B, Bravo-Barrales G, Esclapez J, Bonete M-J. The Survival of Haloferax mediterranei under Stressful Conditions. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(2):336. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020336 |
Abstract: | Haloarchaea can survive and thrive under exposure to a wide range of extreme environmental factors, which represents a potential interest to biotechnology. Growth responses to different stressful conditions were examined in the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei R4. It has been demonstrated that this halophilic archaeon is able to grow between 10 and 32.5% (w/v) of sea water, at 32–52 °C, although it is expected to grow in temperatures lower than 32 °C, and between 5.75 and 8.75 of pH. Moreover, it can also grow under high metal concentrations (nickel, lithium, cobalt, arsenic), which are toxic to most living beings, making it a promising candidate for future biotechnological purposes and industrial applications. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis quantified the intracellular ion concentrations of these four metals in Hfx. mediterranei, concluding that this haloarchaeon can accumulate Li+, Co2+, As5+, and Ni2+ within the cell. This paper is the first report on Hfx. mediterranei in which multiple stress conditions have been studied to explore the mechanism of stress resistance. It constitutes the most detailed study in Haloarchaea, and, as a consequence, new biotechnological and industrial applications have emerged. |
Sponsor: | This research was funded by Universidad de Alicante, VIGROB-016. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/112767 |
ISSN: | 2076-2607 |
DOI: | 10.3390/microorganisms9020336 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020336 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - BIOTECEXTREM - Artículos de Revistas |
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