An extremophile (from Latin extremus 'extreme', and Ancient Greek φιλία (philía) 'love') is an organism that is able to live (or in some cases thrive)...
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Extremophiles in biotechnology is the application of organisms that thrive in extreme environments to biotechnology. Extremophiles are organisms that thrive...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deinococcus radiodurans is a bacterium, an extremophile and one of the most radiation-resistant organisms known. It can survive...
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Microorganism (section Extremophiles)
environments and sustained colonies; these organisms are known as extremophiles. Extremophiles have been isolated from rocks as much as 7 kilometres below the...
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island, around Beppu. The springs are the site of occurrence of certain extremophile microorganisms, which are capable of surviving in extremely hot environments...
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biological communities surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, extremophile bacteria provide the nutrients needed to sustain life by converting dissolved...
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Archaea (category Extremophiles)
species of Archaea form endospores. The first observed archaea were extremophiles, living in extreme environments such as hot springs and salt lakes with...
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organelles including mitochondria. Distinctive types of prokaryotes include extremophiles and methanogens; these are common in some extreme environments. The...
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Alkaliphile (category Extremophiles)
Natronomonas pharaonis, and Thiohalospira alkaliphila. Acidophile Acidophobe Extremophile Neutrophile Horikoshi, Koki. "Alkaliphiles: Some applications of their...
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