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Diversity of thermophilic anaerobes.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Mar 2008
Wagner Isaac D, Wiegel Juergen
Abstract excerpt
Thermophilic anaerobes are Archaea and Bacteria that grow optimally at temperatures of 50 degrees C or higher and do not require the use of O(2) as a terminal electron acceptor for growth. The prokaryotes with this type of physiology are studied for a variety of reasons, including (a) to understand how life can thrive under extreme conditions, (b) for their biotechnological potential, and (c) because anaerobic...
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