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thermophile

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thermophile [′thər·mə‚fzīl]
(biology)
An organism that thrives at high temperatures.


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They collect so-called thermophile microorganisms from the hot springs at Yellowstone National Park and also chemically modify the protein coats of conventional viruses to withstand variations in temperature and acidity.
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These types of environmental conditions are not conditions in which thermophiles would be expected to grow well.
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In early studies of rRNA sequences, most thermophiles were noted to have rRNA genes with high GC content relative to mesophiles.
Comparative Genomics and Understanding of Microbial Biology by Peterson, Scott / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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