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Acidophiles or
acidophilic organisms are
those that
thrive under highly acidic conditions (usually at pH 5.0 or below).
These organisms can be
found in...
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Acidophile (or acidophil, or, as an
adjectival form, acidophilic) is a term used by
histologists to
describe a
particular staining pattern of
cells and...
- Look up
acidophile, acidophilia, or
acidophilic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
acidophile is an
organism that
thrives under highly acidic conditions...
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catalysed by acid-loving microorganisms;
these are the
acidophiles in acid mine drainage.
Acidophiles are not just
present in
exotic environments such as...
- bacteria, protozoa, animals,
chemical compounds, etc. The
antonymous term is
acidophile.
Plants are
known to be well-defined with
respect to
their pH tolerance...
- to saturation.
Alkaliphiles thrive in an
alkaline pH of
about 8.5–11.
Acidophiles can
thrive in a pH of 2.0 or less.
Piezophiles thrive at very high pressures:...
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eosinophils in bone
marrow and
blood Chronic eosinophilic leukemia Acidophile (histology) List of
distinct cell
types in the
adult human body "eosinophil...
- Baker-Austin C,
Dopson M (April 2007). "Life in acid: pH
homeostasis in
acidophiles".
Trends in Microbiology. 15 (4): 165–171. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2007.02...
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requiring the
microorganism to be
adapted to very low pH (i.e., it is an
acidophile as well as thermophile).
These organisms are
inhabitants of hot, sulfur-rich...
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optimum growth pH of
greater than 8,
including the
genus Natronomonas.
Acidophiles,
optimum growth pH of less than 3,
including the
genera Sulfolobus and...
