Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
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Chapter 20.1, Problem 2MI
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Halophilic archaea are also termed as haloarchaea, which thrive in a hypersaline environment. To survive in extreme environments like high salt concentrations and extreme temperature and pH, haloarchaea and their enzymes have evolved to act optimally.
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 20.1 - MICRO INQUIRY Given that the DC/HB pathway uses...Ch. 20.1 - Prob. 2MICh. 20.1 - Prob. 1RIACh. 20.1 - Why do methanogens use the reductive acetyl-CoA...Ch. 20.1 - Prob. 3RIACh. 20.1 - Compare the ATP and NADH yield of each of the...Ch. 20.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Identify the potential electron...Ch. 20.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What are thermoacidophiles...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 2RIACh. 20.3 - Compare the carbon and sulfur metabolism of...
Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 4RIACh. 20.3 - Prob. 5RIACh. 20.4 - MICRO INQUIRY What are the mechanisms by which...Ch. 20.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why are the growth yields...Ch. 20.4 - Prob. 2RIACh. 20.4 - What is the ecological and practical importance of...Ch. 20.4 - Where are extreme halophiles found, and what is...Ch. 20.4 - What is the difference between sensory rhodopsin...Ch. 20.4 - How is Thermoplasma able to live in acidic, very...Ch. 20.4 - In what way are members of the genus Archaeoglobus...Ch. 20 - Some believe that archaea should not be separate...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2CHICh. 20 - Prob. 3CHICh. 20 - Prob. 4CHICh. 20 - Prob. 5CHICh. 20 - Prob. 6CHICh. 20 - Prob. 7CHI
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