High Pressure Enhances the Growth Rate of the Thermophilic Archaebacterium Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus without Extending Its Temperature Range

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-48166
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.4816

Bernhardt, Günther ; Jaenicke, Rainer ; Lüdemann, Hans-Dietrich ; König, Helmut ; Stetter, Karl Otto

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Abstract

Temperature and hydrostatic pressure are essential in determining the assemblage of species in their specific biotopes. To evaluate the effect of high pressure on the range of viability of thermophiles, the pressure and temperature dependence of the growth of the methanogenic archaebacterium Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus was investigated. High pressure up to 50 MPa enhanced the growth rate ...