@article{fdi:010087565, title = {{A}daptation strategies to high hydrostatic pressures in {P}seudothermotoga species revealed by transcriptional analyses}, author = {{F}enouil, {R}. and {P}radel, {N}athalie and {B}elahbib, {H}. and {R}oumagnac, {M}. and {B}artoli, {M}. and {B}en {H}ania, {W}. and {D}enis, {Y}. and {G}arel, {M}. and {T}amburini, {C}. and {O}llivier, {B}ernard and {S}ummers, {Z}. and {A}rmougom, {F}abrice and {D}olla, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}seudothermotoga elfii strain {DSM}9442 and {P}. elfii subsp. lettingae strain {DSM}14385 are hyperthermophilic bacteria. {P}. elfii {DSM}9442 is a piezophile and was isolated from a depth of over 1600 m in an oil-producing well in {A}frica. {P}. elfii subsp. lettingae is piezotolerant and was isolated from a thermophilic bioreactor fed with methanol as the sole carbon and energy source. {I}n this study, we analyzed both strains at the genomic and transcriptomic levels, paying particular attention to changes in response to pressure increases. {T}ranscriptomic analyses revealed common traits of adaptation to increasing hydrostatic pressure in both strains, namely, variations in transport membrane or carbohydrate metabolism, as well as species-specific adaptations such as variations in amino acid metabolism and transport for the deep {P}. elfii {DSM}9442 strain. {N}otably, this work highlights the central role played by the amino acid aspartate as a key intermediate of the pressure adaptation mechanisms in the deep strain {P}. elfii {DSM}9442. {O}ur comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis revealed a gene cluster involved in lipid metabolism that is specific to the deep strain and that was differentially expressed at high hydrostatic pressures and might, thus, be a good candidate for a piezophilic gene marker in {P}seudothermotogales.}, keywords = {hydrostatic pressure ; adaptation ; {P}seudothermotoga sp}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}icroorganisms}, volume = {11}, numero = {3}, pages = {773 [17 ]}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.3390/microorganisms11030773}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087565}, }