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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, acidophilia, or
acidophilic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
acidophile is an
organism that
thrives under highly acidic conditions...
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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...
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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...
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physiological groups.
These are the halophiles, thermophiles, alkaliphiles, and
acidophiles.
These groups are not
comprehensive or phylum-specific, nor are they...
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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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optimum growth pH of
greater than 8,
including the
genus Natronomonas.
Acidophiles,
optimum growth pH of less than 3,
including the
genera Sulfolobus and...
- (CoA):acetate CoA-transferase (AarC)
confers acetic acid
resistance on the
acidophile Acetobacter aceti".
Journal of Bacteriology. 190 (14): 4933–40. doi:10...
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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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bacteria tends to be
around pH 6.5 to 7.0 with the
exception of
acidophiles. Some
bacteria can
change the pH such as by
excreting acid resulting...
