“…Microbial low-temperature adaptation requires a vast array of metabolic and structural adjustments at nearly all organization levels of the cell (Table 1 ). Considerable progress in our knowledge of molecular cold adaptation has been achieved by genomic, metatranscriptomic, and proteomic studies of psychrophiles (Barauna et al 2017 ; Koh et al 2017 ; Raymond-Bouchard et al 2018a ; Singh et al 2014 ). Generally up-regulated functions for growth at low temperatures target the cell barrier (cell envelope biogenesis, membrane biogenesis, membrane-transport proteins, maintenance of membrane fluidity) metabolism (specific metabolic pathways, nutrient transport, energy metabolism), cell protection (production and uptake of cryoprotective compounds, antioxidant activities), protein synthesis, and folding (transcription, translation, RNA helicases, chaperones; cold shock, cold acclimation and heat shock proteins; adaptation of protein structures to ensure increased flexibility at low temperatures).…”