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What (who) is extremophile - definition

ORGANISMS SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED TO LIVE AND SURVIVE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
Extremophiles; Polyextremophile; Extremeophile; Extremophilic; Extremphile; Extremophilia; Toxophile; Life in extreme conditions; Extremophilic bacteria; Extremophilic prokaryotes; Extreme microbes; Extreme microbe
  • The bright colors of [[Grand Prismatic Spring]], [[Yellowstone National Park]], are produced by [[thermophile]]s, a type of extremophile.
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  •  Microscopic image from the hypersaline [[Lake Tyrrell]] (salinity> 20% w/v), in which the eukaryotic [[chlorophyte]], ''[[Dunaliella salina]]'', can be tentatively identified. ''Dunaliella salina'' is grown commercially for the carotenoid, [[β-carotene]], which is widely used as a natural food colorant as well as a precursor to vitamin A. Alongside is the haloarchaeon, ''[[Haloquadratum walsbyi]]'', which has flat square-shaped cells with gas vesicles that allow flotation to the surface, most likely to acquire oxygen.

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¦ noun Biology a microorganism that lives in extreme environmental conditions.
Extremophile         
An extremophile (from Latin meaning "extreme" and Greek () meaning "love") is an organism that is able to live (or in some cases thrive) in extreme environments, i.e.
Extremophiles in biotechnology         
  • Scientists at a biotechnical laboratory synthesizing DNA.
  • Thermal lake in which thermophilic extremophiles thrive.
User:WizardZorander/sandbox; Extremophiles in Biotechnology
Extremophiles in biotechnology is the application of organisms that thrive in extreme environments to biotechnology.

Wikipedia

Extremophile

An extremophile (from Latin extremus meaning "extreme" and Greek philiā (φιλία) meaning "love") is an organism that is able to live (or in some cases thrive) in extreme environments, i.e. environments with conditions approaching or expanding the limits of what known life can adapt to, such as extreme temperature, radiation, salinity, or pH level.

Since the definition of an extreme environment is relative to an arbitrarily defined standard, often an anthropocentric one, these organisms can be considered ecologically dominant in the evolutionary history of the planet. Some spores and cocooned bacteria samples have been dormant for more than 40 million years, extremophiles have continued to thrive in the most extreme conditions, making them one of the most abundant lifeforms. The study of extremophiles has expanded human knowledge of the limits of life, and informs speculation about extraterrestrial life. Extremophiles are also of interest because of their potential for bioremediation of environments made hazardous to humans due to pollution or contamination.

Examples of use of extremophile
1. But Ms Bourke said they would be worth investigating, both as possible home to "extremophile" micro–organisms such as those living in similar habitats in Antarctica and as a place for astronauts to find water.