Seamless creatures revived in 'hell' right on Earth

While astronomers are still debating the possibility of fragile life of planets with extreme temperatures, in a wildfire in California - USA, a swarm of hellish creatures has just appeared.

According to Science Alert, new research shows that a variety of fungi and bacteria not only survived the Great Soberanes Fire of 2006, which struck the tanoak redwoods forests of California - USA, but also thrived more than ever before. ended, as if the fire had given it a source of life.

A mushroom that thrives in fire

A team of scientists led by mycologist Sydney Glassman from the University of California at Riverside (UCR) investigated the reason for this hidden beer proliferation, and discovered that while their "congeners" - the other fungi and bacteria - disappearing in the fire one by one, some begin to adapt to the "hell" environment.

These include Actinobacteria (bacteria that help break down plant material) and Firmicutes (which help plant growth, control pathogens) and the heat-resistant yeast Basidioacus or Penicillium.

For example, Penicillium, this fungus seems to have taken advantage of the new favorite food source of burnt creatures, even charcoal. Filled with belly, they begin to reproduce vigorously. A number of types of bacteria unexpectedly strongly promote the ability to transform carbon and nitrogen in the soil after a fire.

The study, just published in the journal Molecular Ecology, says the finding is important in helping scientists study how to rebuild green carpets after natural disasters such as wildfires caused by fungi and bacteria that are the foundation. needed to regenerate the soil environment and support rapid plant regrowth.

The discovery of extreme creatures that exist right here on Earth - things that can live well in seemingly uninhabitable places: in fire, in boiling water, in icy ground. - also provides It is an important direction in the hunt for extraterrestrial beings, since it is clear that there is not necessarily a "suitable condition for life", a planet may still possess some extreme life form.