Thermophyte (Greekthérmos = warmth, heat + phyton = plant) is an organism which is tolerant or thriving at high temperatures. These organisms are categorized according to ecological valences at high temperatures, including biological extremely. Such organisms included the hot-spring taxa also.[1][2]
A large amount of thermophytes are algae, more specifically blue-green algae, also referred to as cyanobacteria. This type of algae thrives in hot conditions ranging anywhere from 50 to 70 degrees Celsius,[3][4] which other plants and organisms cannot survive in. Thermophytes are able to survive extreme temperatures as their cells contain an “unorganized nucleus”.
As the name suggests, thermophytes are found in high temperatures. They can be found in abundance in and around places like freshwater hot springs, such as YellowStone National park and in the Lassen Volcanic National park.
Image of Yellowstone National Park hot spring surrounded by thermophytic plants taken in July 2021.
There are instances in which a fungus and plant become thermophytes by forming a symbiotic relationship with one another.[5] Some thermophytes live with a fungal partner in a symbiotic relationship with plants, algae, and viruses. Mutualists like the panic grass and its fungal partner cannot survive individually, but thrive when they are in the symbiotic relationship. This means the fungus, plant, and virus function together to survive in such extreme conditions by benefiting from each other. The fungi typically dwells in the intracellular spaces between the plant's cells.[6]
In a study performed at Washington State, it was discovered that panic grass living near the hot springs in Yellowstone National park thrive due to their relationship with the fungus Curvularia protuberata.[7][8] Neither organism can survive on their own at such high temperatures. The mycoviruses infect the fungi that live within these plants and algae. These mycoviruses prevent the fungi from having a pathogenic effect on the plants, thus preventing the fungus from harming the plant.[9][10] The panic grass benefits because the fungi potentially help to disperse the heat and alert the plant of any environmental stress that the plant should activate its response.
The study at Washington State has led to the discovery of a way to use these relationships between fungi and plants to make crops more thermo-tolerant, allowing them to resist damage by heat.
The most famous of these ecological groups of organisms are:
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Thermophyte Greek thermos warmth heat phyton plant is an organism which is tolerant or thriving at high temperatures These organisms are categorized according to ecological valences at high temperatures including biological extremely Such organisms included the hot spring taxa also 1 2 Hot springs with bacteria cyanobacteria and algae in Yellowstone National Park A large amount of thermophytes are algae more specifically blue green algae also referred to as cyanobacteria This type of algae thrives in hot conditions ranging anywhere from 50 to 70 degrees Celsius 3 4 which other plants and organisms cannot survive in Thermophytes are able to survive extreme temperatures as their cells contain an unorganized nucleus As the name suggests thermophytes are found in high temperatures They can be found in abundance in and around places like freshwater hot springs such as YellowStone National park and in the Lassen Volcanic National park Contents 1 Mutualism in Thermophytes 2 See also 3 ReferencesMutualism in Thermophytes edit nbsp Image of Yellowstone National Park hot spring surrounded by thermophytic plants taken in July 2021 There are instances in which a fungus and plant become thermophytes by forming a symbiotic relationship with one another 5 Some thermophytes live with a fungal partner in a symbiotic relationship with plants algae and viruses Mutualists like the panic grass and its fungal partner cannot survive individually but thrive when they are in the symbiotic relationship This means the fungus plant and virus function together to survive in such extreme conditions by benefiting from each other The fungi typically dwells in the intracellular spaces between the plant s cells 6 In a study performed at Washington State it was discovered that panic grass living near the hot springs in Yellowstone National park thrive due to their relationship with the fungus Curvularia protuberata 7 8 Neither organism can survive on their own at such high temperatures The mycoviruses infect the fungi that live within these plants and algae These mycoviruses prevent the fungi from having a pathogenic effect on the plants thus preventing the fungus from harming the plant 9 10 The panic grass benefits because the fungi potentially help to disperse the heat and alert the plant of any environmental stress that the plant should activate its response The study at Washington State has led to the discovery of a way to use these relationships between fungi and plants to make crops more thermo tolerant allowing them to resist damage by heat The most famous of these ecological groups of organisms are Deinococcota including Thermus aquaticus a species of bacteria Cyanobacteria blue green algae Oscillatoria terebriformis Oscillatoria brevis Heterohormogonium motile cell filaments formed by cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus Scytonema Panic grass panic grass with a fungal association with Curvularia See also editThermophylae Cyanobacteria Thermophylae Cyanobacteria Mycovirus Algae Curvularia protuberataReferences edit Lawrence E ed 1999 Henderson s Dictionary of biological terms London Longman Group Ltd ISBN 0 582 22708 9 Međedovic S Maslic E Hadziselimovic R 2002 Biologija 2 Svjetlost Sarajevo ISBN 9958 10 222 6 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Algae Definition Occurrence and Affinities Biology Discussion 2016 09 16 Retrieved 2021 12 10 Algae PDF Semenkov I N Klink G V Lebedeva M P Krupskaya V V Chernov M S Dorzhieva O V Kazinskiy M T Sokolov V N Zavadskaya A V 2021 05 26 The variability of soils and vegetation of hydrothermal fields in the Valley of Geysers at Kamchatka Peninsula Scientific Reports 11 1 11077 Bibcode 2021NatSR 1111077S doi 10 1038 s41598 021 90712 7 ISSN 2045 2322 PMC 8154911 PMID 34040134 Alam Beena Lǐ Junwen Ge Qun Khan Mueen Alam Gōng Jǔwǔ Mehmood Shahid Yuan Yǒulu Gǒng Wankui 2021 12 17 Endophytic Fungi From Symbiosis to Secondary Metabolite Communications or Vice Versa Frontiers in Plant Science 12 doi 10 3389 fpls 2021 791033 ISSN 1664 462X PMC 8718612 PMID 34975976 Can a Fungus Save Plants from Global Warming PDF Yellowstone plant reveals secret for tolerating high temperatures Montana State University Retrieved 2021 12 10 Jones Susan March 2007 Three pieces in the puzzle Nature Reviews Microbiology 5 3 169 doi 10 1038 nrmicro1627 ISSN 1740 1534 S2CID 30520706 Bengyella Louis Iftikhar Sehrish Nawaz Kiran Fonmboh Dobgima J Yekwa Elsie L Jones Robinson C Njanu Yiboh M T Roy Pranab 2019 04 22 Biotechnological application of endophytic filamentous bipolaris and curvularia a review on bioeconomy impact World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 35 5 69 doi 10 1007 s11274 019 2644 7 ISSN 1573 0972 PMID 31011888 S2CID 255134895 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thermophyte amp oldid 1222485463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
