First characterization of cultivable extremophile Chroococcidiopsis isolates from a solar panel.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Microorganisms colonize a wide range of natural and artificial environments. Even though most of them are unculturable in laboratory conditions, some ecosystems are ideal niches for bioprospecting extremophiles with unique properties. Up today, there are few reports concerning microbial communities found on solar panels, a widespread, artificial, extreme habitat. Microorganisms found in this habitat belong to drought-, heat- and radiation-adapted genera, including fungi, bacteria, and cyanobacteria.

Methods

Here we isolated and identified several cyanobacteria from a solar panel. Then, some strains isolated were characterizated for their resistance to desiccation, UV-C exposition, and their growth on a range of temperature, pH, NaCl concentration or diverse carb

SUBMITTER: Baldanta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982165 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature