4. Pressure on cells and microorganisms
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4.1.1 Microorganisms at nature's extremes of pressure
With an average depth of 3,800 m, the oceans cover two-thirds of the globe, making them a vast hyperbaric ecosystem. Pressure can reach levels in excess of 100 MPa in particular locations, such as the Mariana Trench. However, certain microorganisms, such as the Colwellia MT41 bacterium, can thrive here.
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Pressure also increases the deeper you go into the earth's crust, by an average of 0.23 MPa every...
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Pressure on cells and microorganisms
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(1) - AERTSEN (A.), VAN HOUDT (R.), VANOIRBEEK (K.), MICHIELS (C.W.) -
An SOS response induced by high pressure in Escherichia coli
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J Bacteriol. 186, p. 6 133-41 (2004).
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(2) - ALPAS (H.), KALCHAYANAND (N.), BOZOGLU (F.), RAY (B.) -
Interactions of high hydrostatic pressure, pressurization...
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