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extremophiles [ek′trem·ə‚fīlz] (physiology) Microorganisms belonging to the domains Bacteria and Archaea that can live and thrive in environments with extreme conditions such as high or low temperatures and pH levels, high salt concentrations, and high pressure. 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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The NIEHS can fund novel methods of collection and cultivation of all types of potentially useful organisms; extremophile organisms, molecules, and processes represent only one example of a resource untapped. The acritarch record of Australia indicates that pre- and post-Snowball populations are identical and do not indicate repopulation of marine areas by extremophiles that survived both catastrophic glaciation in hot springs and the brutal greenhouse conditions which followed (Grey et al. Extremophiles 2004 American Society for Microbiology |
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