冰川是较为独特的生态环境,由于其低温、寡营养,为生命大分子物质的保存提供较为理想的环境。而这种极端环境中的微生物有其特殊性。从冰川微生物新种报道、冰川微生物相关产物(冰结合蛋白和低温酶类)的挖掘、耐辐射菌、未培养微生物资源开发4个方面介绍了冰川微生物资源的研究进展。未来还需在培养方法、新的宏基因组技术如高通量测序和生物勘探等方面加以改进,还应在可利用资源的实际应用性等方面做进一步深入研究。
Glacier has unique characteristics of ecological environment in the world. Because of its low temperature and oligotrophy,glacier provides a suitable environment for preservation of life macromolecular substances;on the other hand,microorganisms in this extreme environment possess their own particularities. This paper reviews the relevant research advances focusing on four aspects of the resources of glacial microbes,i.e. the newly-found species of glacial microorganisms,the products from glacial microorganisms such as cold shock-inducible proteins and low temperature enzymes,development of deinococcus radiodurans and uncultured microorganism. In summary,further improvements are still needed in this field in terms of culture method,application of new macro-genomic technologies such as high-throughput sequencing and bio-prospecting. Moreover,practical application of resource should be further studied.