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Responses of Microorganisms to Temperature

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Book cover Physiological Plant Ecology I

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((920,volume 12 / A))

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Temperature is one of the main environmental factors governing microbial life. Growth, as well as other biological events like fruiting, sporulation, spore germination, motility, and survival are tightly related to temperature, or to temperature changes. Thus, no wonder that microorganisms were most often chosen as models for studies on the effects of temperature on biological processes. Some microorganisms can live in saline environments below 0 °C, whereas others not only resist, but also actively develop in boiling springs near 100 °C. The most heat-resisting living things are bacterial endospores.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Botanik II der Universität, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    O. L. Lange

  2. Department of Biology Division of Environmental Biology of the Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    P. S. Nobel

  3. Department of Environmental Biology Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Box 475, 2601, Canberra City, Australia

    C. B. Osmond

  4. Institut für Botanik und Mikrobiologie der Technischen Universität, Arcisstraße 21, 8000, München 2, Germany

    H. Ziegler

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Aragno, M. (1981). Responses of Microorganisms to Temperature. In: Lange, O.L., Nobel, P.S., Osmond, C.B., Ziegler, H. (eds) Physiological Plant Ecology I. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 12 / A. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68090-8_12

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