Extremophiles adapt to selective pressures in extreme environments by developing proteins and enzymes capable of functioning under extreme conditions, modifying microbial membrane properties such as proton permeability and lipid structure, and utilizing genomic modifications like horizontal gene transfer of mobile genetic elements including plasmids, integrons, and bacteriophages.

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  Life on the Edge: Bioprospecting Extremophiles for Astrobiology

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• Life on the Edge: Bioprospecting Extremophiles for Astrobiology link.springer.com Springer via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• extremophiles concept
• extreme environments concept
• horizontal gene transfer concept