Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.
J Bacteriol. 2012 Dec;194(23):6689-90. doi: 10.1128/JB.01791-12.
Exiguobacterium antarcticum is a psychotropic bacterium isolated for the first time from microbial mats of Lake Fryxell in Antarctica. Many organisms of the genus Exiguobacterium are extremophiles and have properties of biotechnological interest, e.g., the capacity to adapt to cold, which make this genus a target for discovering new enzymes, such as lipases and proteases, in addition to improving our understanding of the mechanisms of adaptation and survival at low temperatures. This study presents the genome of E. antarcticum B7, isolated from a biofilm sample of Ginger Lake on King George Island, Antarctic peninsula.
南极极端杆菌是一种精神细菌,首次从南极弗赖斯尔湖的微生物垫中分离出来。许多极端杆菌属的生物都是极端微生物,具有生物技术应用的特性,例如适应寒冷的能力,这使得该属成为发现新酶的目标,如脂肪酶和蛋白酶,此外还能增进我们对低温下适应和生存机制的理解。本研究介绍了从南极半岛乔治王岛 Ginger 湖生物膜样本中分离出的南极极端杆菌 B7 的基因组。