Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321948304
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Thermophiles are the organisms mostly microbes which survive in extreme heat environment at the temperature of 41oC and above upto 122oC. Thermophilic organisms survive in hotsprings, volcano sediments and deep sea hydrothermal vents. Thermophiles have higher G  C content in their DNA.

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