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Barophysiology (Piezophysiology)

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Extremophiles in Deep-Sea Environments

Abstract

Hydrostatic pressure is a thermodynamic parameter that has recently received further consideration in various experimental fields. This parameter acts to decrease the total volume of a system at equilibrium in the case of liquids and solutions. The pressure effects in biological systems have been analyzed from two perspectives: (1) the physiology of deep-sea organisms and (2) biochemical reactions as a function of pressure. Although the physicochemical basis of pressure effects is well established (Heremans 1982;Balny et al. 1989), the pressure-induced phenomena that occur in living microorganisms have not been fully defined. Many bacteria adapted to deep-sea environments, called “barophiles,” have been reported; and these organisms can grow under high hydrostatic pressure conditions below 100 MPa, the pressure at the deepest point in the ocean. Gene expression under elevated hydrostatic pressure conditions has been explored extensively in barophilic bacteria in recent studies (Bartlett et al. 1995;Kato and Horikoshi 1995;Kato and Bartlett 1997).

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  1. The DEEPSTAR Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka,Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan

    Koki Horikoshi (Director General) (Director General)

  2. The DEEPSTAR Group, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka,Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan

    Kaoru Tsujii (Team Leader) (Team Leader)

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Abe, F., Kato, C. (1999). Barophysiology (Piezophysiology). In: Horikoshi, K., Tsujii, K. (eds) Extremophiles in Deep-Sea Environments. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67925-7_10

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