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hyperthermophile [‚hī·pər′thər·mə‚fīl] (microbiology) An extremophile that thrives in high-temperature (above 60°C or 140°F) environments. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Those few types of hyperthermophilic microbes that can form HzS at temperatures up to 110[degrees]C appear to be very rare and they do not normally occur and/or metabolize in geologic settings that are otherwise conducive to BSR. The complete genome of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus. Scientists identified a thermostable hydrolizing enzyme, b-glycosidase, from genetically modified hyperthermophilic Archea Sulfolobus solfataricus and Pyrococcus furiosus that grew in continuous fermentors. |
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