Microbes adapt to cold environments by increasing the concentration of unsaturated fatty acids in their plasma membrane, which lowers its solidification/freezing point.
Los microbios se adaptan a ambientes fríos aumentando la concentración de ácidos grasos insaturados en su membrana plasmática para reducir su punto de solidificación o congelación.
| Front | How do microbes adapt to cold environments? |
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| Back | increased concentration of unsaturated FA in plasma membrane (lowers solidifying/freezing point) |
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