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psychrophilic Mrakia frigida. Lett Appl Microbiol 40:453–459
Margesin R, Fonteyne PA, Redl B (2005b) Low-temperature biodegradation of high amounts of
phenol by Rhodococcus spp. and Basidiomycetous yeasts. Res Microbiol 156:68–75
Margesin R, Neuner G, Storey KB (2007) Cold- loving microbes, plants, and animals-fundamental
and applied aspects. Naturewisenschaften 94:77–99
Marx JC, Blaise V, Collins T, D’Amico S, Delille D, Gratia E, Hoyoux A, Huston AL, Sonan G,
Feller G, Gerday C (2004) A perspective on cold enzymes: current knowledge and frequently
asked questions. Cell Mol Biol 50:643–655
Mayr B, Kaplan T, Lechner S, Scherer S (1996) Identification and purification of a family of
dimeric major cold shock protein homologs from the psychrotrophic Bacillus cereus WSBC
10201. J Bacteriol 178:2916–2925
Mazur P (1966) Physical and chemical basis of injury in single-celled microorganisms subjected to
freezing and thawing. In: Merman HT (ed) Cryobiology. Academic Press, New York, pp
214–315
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Pseudomonas fragi. Curr Microbiol 33:16–25
Mikami K, Kanesaki Y, Suzuki I, Murata N (2002) The histidine kinase Hik33 perceives osmotic
stress and low-temperature stress in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Mol Microbiol 46:905–915
Mishra PK, Bisht SC, Ruwari P, Joshi GK, Singh G, Bisht JK, Bhatt JC (2010a) Bioassociative
effect of cold tolerant Pseudomonas spp. and Rhizobium leguminosarum-PR1 on iron acquisition, nutrient uptake and growth of lentil (Lens culinaris L.). Eur J Soil Biol 47:35–43
Mishra PK, Joshi P, Bisht SC, Bisht JK, Selvakumar G, Gupta HS (2010b) Cold-tolerant agriculturally important microorganisms. In: Maheshwari DK (ed) Plant growth and health promoting
bacteria. microbiology monographs (Springer series), vol 18. Springer, Berlin, pp 273–296
Mishra PK, Bisht SC, Bisht JK, Bhatt JC (2011) Cold tolerant PGPRs as bioinoculant for stress
management. In: Maheshwari DK (ed) Bacteria in agrobiology: stress management. Microbiology monographs. Springer, Berlin, pp 95–118
Mishra PK, Bisht SC, Bisht JK, Bhatt JC (2012) Cold tolerant PGPRs as bioinoculant for stress
management. In: Maheshwari DK (ed) Bacteria in agrobiology: stress management. Microbiology Monographs. Springer, Berlin, pp 95–118
Miteva VI, Sheridan PP, Brenchley JE (2004) Phylogenetic and physiological diversity of
microorganisms isolated from a deep Greenland glacier ice core. Appl Environ Microbiol
70:202–213
Mitta M, Fang L, Inouye M (1997) Deletion analysis of cspA of Escherichia coli: requirement of the
AT-rich UP element for cspA transcription and the downstream box in the coding region for its
cold shock induction. Mol Microbiol 26:321–335
Miyake R, Kawamoto J, Wei YL, Kitagawa M, Kato I, Kurihara T, Esaki N (2007) Construction of
a low temperature protein expression system using a cold adapted bacterium, Shewanella
sp. strain Ac10, as the host. Appl Environ Microbiol 73:4849–4856
Mohammed K, Roohi JMA, Pramod W (2012) Structural adaptation and biocatalytic prospective of
microbial cold-active α-amylase. African J Microbiol Res 6:206–213
Morita RY (1975) Psychrophilic bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 39:144–167
Morita Y, Nakamori S, Takagi H (2003) L-proline accumulation and freeze tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are caused by a mutation in the PRO1 gene encoding gamma-glutamyl kinase.
Appl Environ Microbiol 69:212–219
Murata N, Wada H (1995) Acyl lipid desaturases and their importance in the tolerance and
acclimatization to cold of cyanobacteria. Biochem J 308:1–8
Muryoi N, Matsukawa K, Yamade K, Kawahara H, Obata H (2003) Purification and properties of
an Ice-nucleating protein from an Ice nucleating bacterium Pantoea ananatis KUIN-3. J Biosci
Bioeng 95:157–163
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psychrophilic Mrakia frigida. Lett Appl Microbiol 40:453–459
Margesin R, Fonteyne PA, Redl B (2005b) Low-temperature biodegradation of high amounts of
phenol by Rhodococcus spp. and Basidiomycetous yeasts. Res Microbiol 156:68–75
Margesin R, Neuner G, Storey KB (2007) Cold- loving microbes, plants, and animals-fundamental
and applied aspects. Naturewisenschaften 94:77–99
Marx JC, Blaise V, Collins T, D’Amico S, Delille D, Gratia E, Hoyoux A, Huston AL, Sonan G,
Feller G, Gerday C (2004) A perspective on cold enzymes: current knowledge and frequently
asked questions. Cell Mol Biol 50:643–655
Mayr B, Kaplan T, Lechner S, Scherer S (1996) Identification and purification of a family of
dimeric major cold shock protein homologs from the psychrotrophic Bacillus cereus WSBC
10201. J Bacteriol 178:2916–2925
Mazur P (1966) Physical and chemical basis of injury in single-celled microorganisms subjected to
freezing and thawing. In: Merman HT (ed) Cryobiology. Academic Press, New York, pp
214–315
Michel V, Lehoux I, Hebraud P (1997) The cold shock response of the psychrotrophic bacterium
Pseudomonas fragi. Curr Microbiol 33:16–25
Mikami K, Kanesaki Y, Suzuki I, Murata N (2002) The histidine kinase Hik33 perceives osmotic
stress and low-temperature stress in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Mol Microbiol 46:905–915
Mishra PK, Bisht SC, Ruwari P, Joshi GK, Singh G, Bisht JK, Bhatt JC (2010a) Bioassociative
effect of cold tolerant Pseudomonas spp. and Rhizobium leguminosarum-PR1 on iron acquisition, nutrient uptake and growth of lentil (Lens culinaris L.). Eur J Soil Biol 47:35–43
Mishra PK, Joshi P, Bisht SC, Bisht JK, Selvakumar G, Gupta HS (2010b) Cold-tolerant agriculturally important microorganisms. In: Maheshwari DK (ed) Plant growth and health promoting
bacteria. microbiology monographs (Springer series), vol 18. Springer, Berlin, pp 273–296
Mishra PK, Bisht SC, Bisht JK, Bhatt JC (2011) Cold tolerant PGPRs as bioinoculant for stress
management. In: Maheshwari DK (ed) Bacteria in agrobiology: stress management. Microbiology monographs. Springer, Berlin, pp 95–118
Mishra PK, Bisht SC, Bisht JK, Bhatt JC (2012) Cold tolerant PGPRs as bioinoculant for stress
management. In: Maheshwari DK (ed) Bacteria in agrobiology: stress management. Microbiology Monographs. Springer, Berlin, pp 95–118
Miteva VI, Sheridan PP, Brenchley JE (2004) Phylogenetic and physiological diversity of
microorganisms isolated from a deep Greenland glacier ice core. Appl Environ Microbiol
70:202–213
Mitta M, Fang L, Inouye M (1997) Deletion analysis of cspA of Escherichia coli: requirement of the
AT-rich UP element for cspA transcription and the downstream box in the coding region for its
cold shock induction. Mol Microbiol 26:321–335
Miyake R, Kawamoto J, Wei YL, Kitagawa M, Kato I, Kurihara T, Esaki N (2007) Construction of
a low temperature protein expression system using a cold adapted bacterium, Shewanella
sp. strain Ac10, as the host. Appl Environ Microbiol 73:4849–4856
Mohammed K, Roohi JMA, Pramod W (2012) Structural adaptation and biocatalytic prospective of
microbial cold-active α-amylase. African J Microbiol Res 6:206–213
Morita RY (1975) Psychrophilic bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 39:144–167
Morita Y, Nakamori S, Takagi H (2003) L-proline accumulation and freeze tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are caused by a mutation in the PRO1 gene encoding gamma-glutamyl kinase.
Appl Environ Microbiol 69:212–219
Murata N, Wada H (1995) Acyl lipid desaturases and their importance in the tolerance and
acclimatization to cold of cyanobacteria. Biochem J 308:1–8
Muryoi N, Matsukawa K, Yamade K, Kawahara H, Obata H (2003) Purification and properties of
an Ice-nucleating protein from an Ice nucleating bacterium Pantoea ananatis KUIN-3. J Biosci
Bioeng 95:157–163
222
P. K. Mishra et al.