However, the skin can be a harsh environment for beneficial bacteria to live on due to UV exposure, high salinity, and
desiccation stress.
Not exact matches
In response to
stress such as extreme temperatures, nutrient starvation, or
desiccation (extreme dryness), some Gram - positive bacteria can form tough spores and survive for thousands of years in the environment.
The ability to pick up used genes and spare parts from other organisms» DNA junkyards may allow tardigrades to survive extreme
stress, such as
desiccation, radiation and even a trip...
«These findings illustrate how resurrection plants manipulate sugar metabolism to promote
desiccation tolerance and may provide candidate genes that are potentially useful for the development of
stress tolerant crops.»
Multiple components distributed on the chromosomes and megaplasmid that contribute to the ability of D. radiodurans to survive under conditions of starvation, oxidative
stress, and high amounts of DNA damage were identified.Deinococcus radiodurans represents an organism in which all systems for DNA repair, DNA damage export,
desiccation and starvation recovery, and genetic redundancy are present in one cell.