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Annual Review of Microbiology

Volume 77, 2023

Understanding Fungi in Glacial and Hypersaline Environments

Abstract

Hypersaline waters and glacial ice are inhospitable environments that have low water activity and high concentrations of osmolytes. They are inhabited by diverse microbial communities, of which extremotolerant and extremophilic fungi are essential components. Some fungi are specialized in only one of these two environments and can thrive in conditions that are lethal to most other life-forms. Others are generalists, highly adaptable species that occur in both environments and tolerate a wide range of extremes. Both groups efficiently balance cellular osmotic pressure and ion concentration, stabilize cell membranes, remodel cell walls, and neutralize intracellular oxidative stress. Some species use unusual reproductive strategies. Further investigation of these adaptations with new methods and carefully designed experiments under ecologically relevant conditions will help predict the role of fungi in hypersaline and glacial environments affected by climate change, decipher their stress resistance mechanisms and exploit their biotechnological potential.

Keyword(s): extremophilic, fungi, glacial ice, halophilic, hypersaline water, psychrophilic
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Understanding Fungi in Glacial and Hypersaline Environments
Annual Review of Microbiology 77, 89 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-032521-020922
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