TABLE 20.
Examples of stressors, other than heat, tested with archaeal cells
| Stressor | Organism | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperosmolarity | Pyrococcus furiosus, Methanosarcina thermophila TM-1, Methanosarcina mazei S-6, Haloferax volcanii, Methanococcus igneus, Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus | 40, 41, 77, 165a, 193, 204, 233 |
| Hypoosmolarity | Haloferax mediterranei, Haloferax volcanii | 68, 77, 163, 204 |
| Pressure | Pyrococcus strain ES4, Pyrococcus strain ES1, Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, Methanococcus jannaschii, Thermococcus peptonophilus | 33, 130, 138, 200, 232 |
| Ethanol | Methanococcus voltae | 119 |
| UV light | Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, Pyrococcus furiosus | 64, 301 |
| Copper | Methanobacterium bryantii | 147 |
| Heavy metals | Methanosarcina mazei S-6 | 179 |
| H2O2 | Methanococcus voltae | 119 |
| Casamino Acid/Fe2+ starvation | Metallosphaera sedula | 114, 225 |
| pH | Pyrococcus furiosus | 36 |
| Ammonia | Methanosarcina mazei S-6, Methanosarcina thermophila TM-1 | 165, 165a |
| P starvation | Sulfolobus acidocaldarius | 221 |