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Anaerobic Chemotrophic Alkaliphiles

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In spite of the long history of research on alkaline habitats and the microbial communities inhabiting them, the most important anaerobic metabolic decomposition pathways operating at high pH have not yet been characterized. Only a few anaerobic alkaliphiles have been isolated as yet, most of them being photoautotrophs. We have attempted to describe an alkaliphilic microbial community as a trophic system by isolating representatives of the key functional groups. This work resulted in the discovery of a number of new genera belonging to different phylogenetic branches. It appears that the diversity of prokaryotes is extremely high, even at the highest alkalinity of water overlaying soda deposits, and they represent an entire world organized into an autonomous community. Insight into the properties of this community may provide us with a better understanding of microbial processes that may have occurred in inland waters of the Proterozoic.

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Zavarzin, G.A., Zhilina, T.N. (2000). Anaerobic Chemotrophic Alkaliphiles. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Journey to Diverse Microbial Worlds. Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4269-4_14

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