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Life in extreme environments

Lynn J. Rothschild and Rocco L. Mancinelli

Nature 409, 1092-1101(22 February 2001)

doi:10.1038/35059215

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Congress Pool, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA, where Tom Brock originally isolated Sulfalobus acidocaldarius.

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Octopus Spring, an alkaline (pH 8.8–8.3) hotspring in Yellowstone National Park, USA, is situated several miles north of Old Faithful geyser.

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Temperature limits for life.

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Cyanidium caldarium, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA.

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The BioPan halophile experiment.

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Mushroom Spring, Yellowstone National Park, USA, where Tom Brock isolated Thermus aquaticus, the organism from which Taq polymerase was obtained.

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Table 1

Classification and examples of extremophiles

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Physical conditions prevailing in interplanetary space

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Examples of extremophiles in industry and biotechnology

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