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In the last decade great interest has developed concerning microorganisms that live and thrive in extreme environments (Seckbach 1999). These life forms are mainly microbes that survive at extreme high or low levels of temperature (thermophiles-psychrophiles), hypersalinity (halophiles), pressure (barophiles), dryness and desiccation, and exceptional ranges of pH (acidity and alkalinity) see Seckbach (1997, 1999), Horikoshi and Grant (1998) and Madigan and Marrs (1997). Further, knowledge of these extremophiles may lead to practical applications for extracting enzymes and isolating chemicals for scientific, medical and industrial usage (Pick 1999). For industrial applications, extremophile cultures have less trouble with contamination, and processing time is shorter.
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Seckbach, J. (2000). Acidophilic Microorganisms. 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_8
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