How do Microbes Grow in High Salt at Very Cold Temperatures

微生物如何在极冷温度下的高盐环境中生长

• 批准号: DP150100244
• 负责人: Prof Ricardo Cavicchioli
• 金额: $ 58.49万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-03-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP150100244
• 关键词: How; do; Microbes; Grow; Salt

The proposed research aims to define mechanisms of survival and speciation that underpin the capacity of a novel group of Antarctic microorganisms to evolve dominance in their very cold (-20 degrees Celsius) and very salty environment. Most (~85 per cent) of the Earth's biosphere is cold (<5 degrees Celsius), and yet contains a rich diversity of microorganisms of which we know little. The uniqueness and sensitivity of Antarctica particularly demands that we rapidly improve our understanding of its biology. The discoveries made could provide fundamental insight about speciation - processes controlling which life forms that colonise the planet.

拟议的研究旨在定义生存和物种形成机制，这些机制支撑着一组新型南极微生物在极冷（-20摄氏度）和高盐环境中进化出优势的能力。地球生物圈的大部分（约 85%）都是寒冷的（<5 摄氏度），但却含有丰富多样的微生物，而我们对此知之甚少。南极洲的独特性和敏感性特别要求我们迅速提高对其生物学的了解。这些发现可以提供关于物种形成的基本见解，即控制在地球上殖民的生命形式的过程。