These data support the application of infrared thermography in a laboratory, clinical and industrial setting for vegetative bacteria, thus may become into an important methodology for the timely and straightforward detection of early-stage bacterial growth.Infrared thermography detects bacterial growth without the need for specialized temperature control facilities. The method is statistically robust and can be undertaken in situ, thus is highly versatile. These data support the application of infrared thermography in a laboratory, clinical and industrial setting for vegetative bacteria, thus may become into an important methodology for the timely and straightforward detection of early-stage bacterial growth. This study was to analyse the biomass production and fatty acids (FAs) profiles in a newly isolated chlorophyte, namely Coccomyxa AP01, under nutritionally balanced (NB) conditions (comparing nitrate and urea as nitrogen sources) and nitrogen or phosphate deprivation. Lipid yields was about 30%-40% of dried biomasses in all examined nutritional conditions. Under NB conditions, lipids were principally constituted by monounsaturated FAs, mainly represented by oleic acid, and saturated and polyunsaturated FAs at similar concentrations. Nutrients deprivation induced remarkable changes in FAs profiles, with the highest amounts of saturated (42%-46%), followed by similar amounts of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, and the emergence of rare long-chain FAs. Under phosphate deprivation, biomass yield was similar to NB conditions, with the highest yield of saturated (mainly palmitic acid) and of polyunsaturated FAs (33%) (mainly linoleic and linolenic acids). Balanced or deprived nutritional conditions in Coccomyxa AP01 induced a selective production and composition of FAs. The phosphate-deprivation condition concomitantly provided high biomass yield and the production of high value saturated and polyunsaturated FAs with industrial interest. Coccomyxa AP01 could be considered a promising source of different FAs, including also docosapentaenoic acid, for several commercial purposes spanning from biodiesel production, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications to innovative aquaculture fish feeds.Coccomyxa AP01 could be considered a promising source of different FAs, including also docosapentaenoic acid, for several commercial purposes spanning from biodiesel production, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications to innovative aquaculture fish feeds.Interannual variability in precipitation has increased globally as climate warming intensifies. The increased variability impacts both terrestrial plant production and carbon (C) sequestration. However, mechanisms driving these changes are largely unknown. Here, we examined mechanisms underlying the response of aboveground net primary production (ANPP) to interannual precipitation variability in global drylands with mean annual precipitation (MAP) less then 500 mm year-1 , using a combined approach of data synthesis and process-based modeling. We found a hump-shaped response of ANPP to precipitation variability along the MAP gradient. The response was positive when MAP less then ~300 mm year-1 and negative when MAP was higher than this threshold, with a positive peak at 140 mm year-1 . Transpiration and subsoil water content mirrored the response of ANPP to precipitation variability; evaporation responded negatively and water loss through runoff and drainage responded positively to precipitation variability. Mean annual temperature, soil type, and plant physiological traits all altered the magnitude but not the pattern of the response of ANPP to precipitation variability along the MAP gradient. By extrapolating to global drylands ( less then 500 mm year-1 MAP), we estimated that ANPP would increase by 15.2 ± 6.0 Tg C year-1 in arid and hyper-arid lands and decrease by 2.1 ± 0.5 Tg C year-1 in dry sub-humid lands under future changes in interannual precipitation variability. Thus, increases in precipitation variability will enhance primary production in many drylands in the future. Peroxins Pex5 and Pex7 belong to the peroxisomal import machinery and recognize proteins containing peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS) type 1 and type 2, respectively. buy Alectinib This study seeks to characterize these two peroxins in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. The orthologs of Pex5 and Pex7 in B. bassiana (BbPex5 and BbPex7) were functionally analyzed via protein localization and gene disruption. BbPex5 and BbPex7 were associated with peroxisome and specifically required for PTS1 and PTS2 pathways, respectively, which were demonstrated to be involved in development, tolerance to oxidative stress and virulence. ΔBbPex5mutant displayed additionally defectives that were undetected in ΔBbPex7 in vegetative growth and resistance to osmotic and cell wall-perturbing stresses. Notably, Woronin body major protein Hex1 with PTS1linked this organelle to the development and virulence of B. bassiana, which indicates that Woronin body is associated with the roles of PTS1 pathway. Both PTS1 and PTS2 pathways are involved in broad physiological process, and the PTS1 pathway acts as a main peroxisomal import pathway. This study shows the functional divergence of different peroxins and improves our understanding of organellar physiology involved in biocontrol potential of the entomopathogenic fungi.This study shows the functional divergence of different peroxins and improves our understanding of organellar physiology involved in biocontrol potential of the entomopathogenic fungi.The ability of Escherichia coli surviving a cold shock lies mainly with the induction of a few Csps termed as 'Major cold shock proteins'. Regardless of high sequence similarity among the nine homologous members, CspC appears to be functionally diverse in conferring the cell adaptability to various stresses based on fundamental properties of the protein including nucleic acid binding, nucleic acid melting and regulatory activity. Spanning three different stress regulons of acid, oxidative and heat, CspC regulates gene expression and transcript stability of stress proteins and bestows upon the cell tolerance to lethal-inducing agents ultimately helping it adapt to severe environmental assaults. While its exact role in cellular physiology is still to be detailed, understanding the transcriptional and translational control will likely provide insights into the mechanistic role of CspC under stress conditions. To this end, we review the knowledge on stress protein regulation by CspC and highlight its activity in response to stressors thereby elucidating its role as a major Csp player in response to one too many environmental triggers.