Extreme halophiles are organisms that require 1.5 M-5.5 M NaCl concentrations (5.5 M is the saturation limit of NaCl) for their optimum growth. Over 100 species have been described as extreme halophiles, and were isolated from solar saltern, salt deposit, rock salt, and sometimes from non-...
- Halophiles: These organisms are adapted to high salinity environments. They can tolerate and require salt concentrations that would be lethal to most other organisms. - Thermoacidophiles: These organisms thrive in extreme heat (often above 45°C) and acidic environments (pH levels below 3). ...
Seasonal lake stratification and oxidation–reduction regulate the lake’s sulfur cycle, which greatly impacts the health and stability of this ecosystem and its surrounding population. Summer winds in the region are occasionally strong enough to overcome the shallow lake’s stratification, causing upwell...
Halophiles represent a distinctive and diversified group of microorganisms that have the ability to survive in hypersaline habitats such as saline lakes, salt pans, and salt marshes. They are widely spread in all the three domains of life,Bacteria,Archaea, andEukarya[9]. Based on their optimum ...
The S10-spc cluster r-proteins of halophilic fungi and algae (eukaryotes) were exceptions: these were positively charged despite the halophilicity of the organisms. IMPORTANCE The net charges (at pH 7.4) of the ribosomal proteins (r-proteins) that comprise the S10-spc cluster show an inverse ...