The anthropocentric term “extremophile” was introduced more than 30 years ago to describe
any organism capable of living and growing under extreme conditions—ie, particularly …

Bacteria have been found associated with a variety of ancient samples, however few studies
are generally accepted due to questions about sample quality and contamination. When …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Ba. cil'lus. NL masc. n. Bacillus a rodlet. Firmicutes/“Bacilli”/Bacillales/Bacillaceae/Bacillus
Cells rod‐shaped, straight or slightly curved, occurring singly and in pairs, some in chains …

Previous investigations of the salinity effects on the microbial community composition have
largely been limited to dynamic estuaries and coastal solar salterns. In this study, the effects …

An extremely halotolerant and alkaliphilic bacterium was isolated previously from deep-sea
sediment collected at a depth of 1050 m on the Iheya Ridge. The strain, designated HTE831 …

The hypothesis that sulfate inhibits dolomite formation evolved from geochemical studies of
porewaters from deep-sea sedimentary sequences and has been tested with hydrothermal …

Bacterial spores are renowned for their longevity, ubiquity, and resistance to environmental
insults, but virtually nothing is known regarding whether these metabolically dormant …

Soda saline–alkaline lands are significantly harmful to agriculture; thus, effective strategies
to remediate such soil are urgently needed. Multiple negative factors exist in the community …

Two Gram-positive or Gram-variable, endospore-forming, moderately halophilic rods (strains
TF-11T and TF-12T) were isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea and were …