thermophile

Examples of thermophile in the following topics:

• Hyperthermophiles from Terrestrial Volcanic Habitats

  • Many thermophiles are archaea.
  • Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacteria.
  • As a prerequisite for their survival, thermophiles contain enzymes that can function at high temperatures.
  • Thermophiles are classified into obligate and facultative thermophiles; obligate thermophiles (also called extreme thermophiles) require such high temperatures for growth, whereas facultative thermophiles (also called moderate thermophiles) can thrive at high temperatures, but also at lower temperatures (below 50°C).
  • Thermophiles produce some of the bright colors of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park

• Hyperthermophiles from Submarine Volcanic Habitats

  • A thermophile is an organism that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 45 and 122 °C (113 and 252 °F).
  • Thermophiles are found in various geothermally heated regions of the Earth, such as deep sea hydrothermal vents.
  • As a prerequisite for their survival, thermophiles contain enzymes that can function at high temperatures.
  • Thermophiles are classified into obligate and facultative thermophiles: Obligate thermophiles (also called extreme thermophiles) require such high temperatures for growth, whereas facultative thermophiles (also called moderate thermophiles) can thrive at high temperatures, but also at lower temperatures (below 50°C).

• Classification of Microorganisms by Growth Temperature

  • Organisms that prefer cold environments are termed psychrophilic, those preferring warmer temperatures are termed thermophilic and those thriving in extremely hot environments are hyperthermophilic.
  • A thermophile is an organism — a type of extremophile — that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 45 and 122 °C (113 and 252 °F).
  • Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacteria.
  • Thermophiles are found in various geothermally heated regions of the Earth, such as hot springs like those in Yellowstone National Park. and deep sea hydrothermal vents, as well as decaying plant matter, such as peat bogs and compost.As a prerequisite for their survival, thermophiles contain enzymes that can function at high temperatures.

• Thermoplasmatales, Thermocaccales, and Methanopyrus

  • Thermoplasmatales, Thermococcales, and Methanopyri are all Euryarchaeota Classes of thermophiles.
  • Most members of the Thermotoplasmata are thermophilic.
  • A thermophile is an extremophile that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 45 and 122 °C.
  • Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacteria.
  • Recognize the characteristics associated with the Euryarchaeota classes of thermophiles: Thermoplasmatales, Thermococcales and Methanopyri

• Aquificales and Thermotogales

  • Along with Thermotogae, members of Aquificae are thermophilic eubacteria (thermophiles) .
  • The phylum Thermotogae is composed of gram-negative staining, anaerobic, mostly thermophilic, and hyperthermophilic bacteria.

• Aquifex, Thermocrinis, and Related Bacteria

  • Along with Thermotogae, members of Aquificae are thermophilic eubacteria.
  • Both are highly thermophilic, growing best in water temperature of 85 °C to 95 °C.
  • Like other thermophilic bacteria, Aquifex has important uses in industrial processes.

• Microbes and Ecosystem Niches

  • Thermophiles, which thrive at relatively high temperatures, occupy a unique ecological niche.
  • This image shows a colony of thermophilic bacteria at Mickey Hot Springs in Oregon, USA.

• Habitats and Energy Metabolism of Crenarchaeota

  • Thermophiles grow best at temperatures above 45 °C (113 °F), in places such as hot springs; hyperthermophilic archaea grow optimally at temperatures greater than 80 °C (176 °F).
  • Recently, several studies have shown that archae exist not only in mesophilic and thermophilic environments but are also present, sometimes in high numbers, at low temperatures as well, as found in cold oceanic environments.
  • Thermophiles produce some of the bright colors of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park

• Psychrophilic Crenarchaeota

  • They can be contrasted with thermophiles, which thrive at unusually hot temperatures.
  • Until recently all cultured Crenarchaea had been thermophilic or hyperthermophilic organisms, some of which have the ability to grow at up to 113 °C.

• Nanoarchaeum and Aciduliprofundum

  • It is a thermophile that grows in temperatures approaching boiling (80 degrees Celsius).
  • Nanoarchaeum lacks the ability to metabolize hydrogen and sulfur for energy, as many thermophiles do.