alkaliphile


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alkaliphile

[′al·kə·lə‚fīl]
(physiology)
An organism that prefers or is able to withstand an alkaline environment (pH value above 9).
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Mohsin and colleagues have been studied in 2011 on protease-producing bacteria isolated from different soil, this study isolated alkaliphile Bacillus that its enzymatic activity was in pH: 11.
Screening and characterization of an alkaline protease isolated from hot springs in north Iran
a Diazotrophic, Low Salt-Tolerant Alkaliphile Isolated from Mongolian Soda Soil, International Journal of Systematic Evoutionary Microbiology 58: 2459-2464.
Bacterias diazotroficas associativas: diversidade, ecologia e potencial de aplicacoes
The strong positive influence by garlic mustard density on Armadillidiidae, potentially classified as alkaliphiles (van Straalen & Verhoef 1997), is likely related to an increase in soil and litter pH in garlic mustard colonized areas (Rodgers et al.
Influence of low density garlic mustard presence and hardwood leaf litter composition on litter dwelling arthropod diversity
Alkaliphiles are those microorganisms which grow optimally at pH value above 9.
Screening of alkalitolerant bacteria for alkaline enzymes and amylase production by submerged fermentation
Extremophiles can be classified into thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, alkaliphiles, halophiles, and others [6].
Purification and characterization of haloalkaline, organic solvent stable xylanase from newly isolated halophilic bacterium-OKH
Novel application of Kcarrageenan: As a gelling agent in microbiological media to study biodiversity of extreme alkaliphiles.
Aspectos ecologicos y distribucion geografica de carrangenophytas
Nevertheless there are bacterial strains which can thrive outside this limit which belongs to the group of acidophiles (grows in lower pH) or alkaliphiles (grows in higher pH).
Effect of pH, nitrogen sources and salts on the degradation of phenol by the bacterial consortium under saline conditions
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