Back محب القلوية Arabic Alcalífil Catalan Alkalofil Czech Alkaliphilie German Alcalófilo Spanish Alcalophile French Alcalófilo Galician Alkalifili ID Organismo alcalofilo Italian 好アルカリ菌 Japanese
Alkaliphiles are a class of extremophilic microbes capable of survival in alkaline (pH roughly 8.5–11) environments, growing optimally around a pH of 10. These bacteria can be further categorized as obligate alkaliphiles (those that require high pH to survive), facultative alkaliphiles (those able to survive in high pH, but also grow under normal conditions) and haloalkaliphiles (those that require high salt content to survive).[1]
- ^ Horikoshi, Koki. "Alkaliphiles: Some applications of their products for biotechnology." Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 63.4 (1999): 735-50. Print.