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Recent studies on behaviors of Escherichia coli and yeast at 10- 40 MPa where these microorganisms can survive were summarized. The aspects covered are, 1) abnormal elongation of Escherichia coli cell by application of high pressure, 2) correlation between hydrophobicity of the cell surface of E. coli and drug susceptibility under high pressure, 3) stress response of yeast (induction of various tolerance by heat shock and drug shock in yeast), and 4) pressure reversal of alcohol effects on the growth of yeast and its application to alcoholic fermentation under high pressure.
