LExEN: Survival Strategies of the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermatoga maritima Under Extreme Temperatures

9809388.本项目的目标是了解极端高温环境如何影响与热水鱼的游泳行为、趋化性和生物膜形成相关的生存机制。该项目的结果是为了解暴露在极端高温环境中的微生物的进化提供了洞察力。来自该项目的信息将补充其他研究人员在分子水平上研究的趋化蛋白的结构/功能关系。了解微生物如何在极端环境中优化其趋化反应，将有助于在开发生物传感器、生物修复努力和采油作业方面的技术进步。***

9809388 Ford The objective of this project is to understand how an extreme high temperature environment has influenced the survival mechanisms associated with the swimming behavior, chemotaxis, and biofilm formation of Thermatoga maritima. The results of this project are to provide insight into the evolution of microorganisms exposed to extreme thermal environments. Information from this project will complement the structure/function relationships of chemotaxis proteins being investigated at the molecular level by other researchers. Understanding how microorganisms optimize their chemotactic response in extreme environments will be useful for technological advances in developing biosensors, bioremediation efforts, and oil recovery operations. ***