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: 11.5temperature 50[degrees]C.

Screening and characterization of an alkaline protease isolated from hot springs in north Iran

nov., a psychrotolerant obligate alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye," International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, vol.

Recent advances in heterogeneous photocatalytic decolorization of synthetic dyes

nov., 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

Alkaliphiles: Some application of their products for biotechnology.

Optimisation of Production Condition of Alkaline Protease Using Indigenous Bacillus subtilis from Agricultural Soil

Over the last years, extremophiles with its different categories, thermophiles (high temperature), acidophiles (low pH), alkaliphiles (high pH), halophiles (high salinity), and psychrophiles (low temperature) [7], have fascinated researchers in many fields, due to their ability to withstand and function under extreme conditions.

Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Bacteria from Jordanian Hot Springs: Bacillus licheniformis and Thermomonas hydrothermalis Isolates as Potential Producers of Thermostable Enzymes

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 9.0, showing little or no growth at near neutral pH values.

Screening of alkalitolerant bacteria for alkaline enzymes and amylase production by submerged fermentation

Alkaline detergent enzymes from alkaliphiles: enzymatic properties genetics and structures.

Characterization of a Thermostable Alkaline Protease from Staphylococcus aureus S-2 Isolated from Chicken Waste

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

Hatada, "Alkaline detergent enzymes from alkaliphiles: enzymatic properties, genetics, and structures," Extremophiles, vol.

Solid state fermentation of a raw starch digesting alkaline alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis RT7PE1 and its characteristics

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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