2006/03/29 by Zoran Minić, Valérie Serre, Guy Hervé · 1 voice
Environmental Science · #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
paper · doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2006.02.001
openalex publication_date 2006/03/29 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
The deep-sea hydrothermal vents are located along the volcanic ridges and are characterized by extreme conditions such as unique physical properties (temperature, pression), chemical toxicity, and absence of photosynthesis. However, life exists in these particular environments. The primary producers of energy and organic molecules in these biotopes are chimiolithoautotrophic bacteria. Many animals species live in intimate and complex symbiosis with these sulfo-oxidizing and methanogene bacteria. These symbioses imply a strategy of nutrition and a specific metabolic organization involving numerous interactions and metabolic exchanges, between partners. The organisms of these ecosystems have developed different adaptive strategies. In these environments many microorganisms are adapted to high temperatures. Moreover to survive in these environments, living organisms have developed various strategies to protect themselves against toxic molecules such as H2S and heavy metals.