How do chemolithotrophs obtain their ATP and NAD(P)H? What is their most common source of carbon?

Q: What two major physiological features unify speciesof Thermoplasmatales? Why does this allow some…

A: Acidophiles are the organisms mostly microbes which survive in extreme acidic environment of less…

Q: How might the temperature and pH tolerance of ahyperthermophile living in a solfatara differ from…

A: The organism that develops in the environment with an extremely higher temperature is known as…

Q: What are some important biotechnological uses fromhyperthermophiles?

A: Hyperthermophiles are organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments with temperature ranging…

Q: What habitat characteristics govern the diversity and distributionof iron oxidizers?

A: Microorganisms or microbes are small living organisms that can be observed with the aid of…

Q: What form of energy metabolism is widespread amonghyperthermophiles?

A: The organisms that are capable of surviving in extreme hot environment are called hyperthermophile.…

Q: How does the organism Nitrosopumilus maritimus conserveenergy and obtain carbon?

A: Nitrosopuminlus maritimus is commonly found marine archaeon. It belongs to Group 1a…

Q: What is unique about the genome of Thermotoga and the lipidsof Thermodesulfobacterium?

A: The species of Thermotoga are Gram-negative, nonsporulating, rod-shaped hyperthermophiles. They are…

Q: What roles do water and air play in the life of the invertebrate, entamoeba histolytica

A: The term invertebrates refers to animals that lack a backbone. Sponge, starfish, snails, crabs,…

Q: What is a microbial mat and what major nutrient changes occurin mats during a diel cycle?

A: Nutrition therapy or diet cycle is to improve the well-being of human being and to balance the…

Q: How does Azotobacter differ from Rhizobium and its relatives? Consider both their biology and their…

A: Microorganisms capable of transforming atmospheric nitrogen into fixed nitrogen are included in the…

Q: what is the significance of psychrotrophs in spoilage of refrigerated foods

A: The majority of proteases can degrade caseins and are extremely heat resistant . In conclusion,…

Q: What is a general term that is used to describe the strategy of using photosynthesis and…

A: Photosynthesis is a process in which plants, some bacteria and algae can synthesize food in form of…

Q: What is an algal-bacterial bloom?

A: Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, archae, and…

Q: Both Azotobacter and the rhizobia are areobes. What does this tell you about how they generate ATP?…

A: Introduction ATP can be produced by two ways either by substrate level phosphorylation or by…

Q: What can we conclude about the Pyrodictium/Pyrolobus groupin terms of life at high temperature?

A: Submarine hyperthermophilic archaea include genus Pyrodictium. The genus comprises a unique cellular…

Q: what are psychrotolerant bacteria and examples of it.

A: Psychrotolerant bacteria Psychrotolerant bacteria, or those that can grow at temperatures below…

Q: What four metabolic traits are most common in speciesof Deltaproteobacteria?

A: Introduction  Proteobacteria is the separate phylum of gram negative bacteria which contain purple…

Q: What are some ways that diazotrophs protectnitrogenase from O2?

A: Certain bacteria and archaea can fix the atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms such as ammonia.…

Q: What property is shared by piezotolerant,piezophilic, and extremely piezophilicmicroorganisms?

A: Microorganisms are the tiny living beings that are adapted to live under a variety of conditions.…

Q: What phylogenetic and physiological evidence suggests thattoday’s hyperthermophiles are the closest…

A: Introduction: Hyperthermophiles are organisms that have the ability to survive in extremely high…

Q: What is the function and purpose of listeria innocua cell?

A: Listeria innocua is one of six species which belongs to the Listeria genus. It is commonly present…

Q: What molecular adaptations are found in piezophiles that allowthem to grow optimally under high…

A: The piezophile is an organism that thrives at the high pressure and is also called as barophile.…

Q: What are the major fermentation products ofLactobacillus and Escherichia?

A: The fermentation is the metabolic process which produces the chemical alteration in an organic…

Q: What are the conditions necessary for fixation of atmospheric nitrogen byRhizobium. What is their…

A: The atmospheric nitrogen is fixed by the bacteria found in the soil in symbiotic association with…

Q: How can Clostridium tetani survive in aerobic environments? O forms endospores O form biofilms…

A: Clostridium tetani is a Gram positive rod-shaped bacterium. Clostridium tetani is an obligate…

Q: What is an algal-bacterial bloom, and how does it happen?

A: a. Algae grow or are attached to animals and they serve as camouflage for the animal. b. It lives as…

Q: Explain how chemolithotrophs obtain energy.

A: Introduction: chemolithotrophs generally use electron donors that are oxidized in the cell and…

Q: How can chemolithotrophs create a membrane pH gradient if they are not using traditional proton…

A: Introduction Chemolithotrophs are organisms that generate energy from chemical reactions by the…

Q: How does the physiology of C. perfringens make it suitable forgrowing in puncture wounds?

A: The different varieties of animals, microorganisms, and plants are present on earth. All the…

Q: What characteristics define the realized niche of a particularmicroorganism?

A: Both realized niche and fundamental niche refer to an environmental position occupied by the species…

Q: Where is the Brocadia anammoxidan found? Does it have any close associations with other organisms?

A: Answer: Introduction: Brocadia anammoxidans are bacteria that are anaerobic chemolithoautotrophic…

Q: Describe how the light-mediated proton motive force isestablished in Halobacterium salinarum.

A: Helicobacter salinarum is the bacterial species that are found in unusual environments. They are…

Q: What are the ecological roles of psychrophiles and thermophiles?

A: Ecosystem is a biological macrosystem which forms the interacting relationship of the plant and…

Q: Compare the carbon and sulfur metabolism of Sulfolobus and Thermoproteus spp

A: The Carbon metabolism of Sulfolobus spp - The carbon metabolism of Sulfolobus spp. lacks the…

Q: What physiological properties might account for the ease with which anaerobic clostridia can be…

A: Introduction: Bacteria are ubiquitous. They are classified as prokaryotes and are put under the…

Q: Why are psychrotrophic bacteria of concern to those in the food-service industry?

A: Psychotrophs are mesophiles. They can grow at a low temperature such as 4℃. And, their optimal…

Q: How do cells of neoplastictumors obtain oxygen andnutrients and release wastes?

A: Introduction Introduction The cancerous cells are commonly called as neoplastic cells. As we know…

Q: Draw a key to differentiate the following bacteria: Cyanobacteria, Cytophaga, Desulfovibrio,…

A: The removal of contaminants from the municipal wastewater is called sewage treatment. The collection…

Q: Why is P. aeruginosa resistant to many widely usedantibiotics?

A: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an aerobic, gram-negative bacilli that can be found in soil and plants.…

Q: Compare the mechanisms for energy conservation in Clostridiumacetobutylicum and Propionibacterium.

A: Clostridium acetobutylicum and Propionibacterium use the fermentation process for energy production.…

Functional Diversity