Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Thermophilic microorganisms are mostly present in the extreme temperature environments of 41oC to 122oC. Acidophiles are the organisms which lives in extreme acidic environments, even at the below pH level of 1.0. Organisms which live in both hyper temperature and acidic environment is said to be Thermoacidophilic organisms. Example:Acidianus.

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