Living at the Extremes: Extremophiles and the Limits of Life in a Planetary Context

Living at the Extremes: Extremophiles and the Limits of Life in a Planetary Context

Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving under multiple extremes, represent a key area of research for multiple disciplines, spanning from the study of adap...

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Main Authors: Nancy Merino, Heidi S. Aronson, Diana P. Bojanova, Jayme Feyhl-Buska, Michael L. Wong, Shu Zhang, Donato Giovannelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
polyextremophiles
limits of life
astrobiology
habitability and astrobiology
extremophiles/extremophily
search for life
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00780/full

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