Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Halophilic archaea are also termed as haloarchaea, which thrive in a hypersaline environment. To survive in extreme environments like high salt concentrations and extreme temperature and pH, haloarchaea and their enzymes have evolved to act optimally.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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Ch. 20.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 20.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 20.3 - MICRO INQUIRY What are the mechanisms by which...Ch. 20.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why are the growth yields...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 20.3 - What is the ecological and practical importance of...Ch. 20.3 - Where are extreme halophiles found, and what is...Ch. 20.3 - What is the difference between sensory rhodopsin...Ch. 20.3 - How is Thermoplasma able to live in acidic, very...Ch. 20.3 - In what way are members of the genus Archaeoglobus...Ch. 20 - Prob. 1RCCh. 20 - Prob. 2RCCh. 20 - Prob. 3RCCh. 20 - Prob. 4RCCh. 20 - Prob. 5RCCh. 20 - Prob. 6RCCh. 20 - Prob. 7RCCh. 20 - Some believe that archaea should not be separate...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2ALCh. 20 - Prob. 3ALCh. 20 - Prob. 4ALCh. 20 - Prob. 5ALCh. 20 - Prob. 6ALCh. 20 - Prob. 7AL
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