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Halophilic

Halophilic

Literally, salt loving: able to survive in environments with high ionic strength such as salt lakes.


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Help! Help! who could help me to design a expriment ?

how can i isolate certain halophilic organisms which are able to decompose proteins ? Thank so much!

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by zhangxh66
Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:49 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help! Help! who could help me to design a expriment ?
Replies: 3
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how do halophytes tolerate salty environments?

... in the soil environment; K.K. Tanji. 3. Salinity, halophytes and salt affected natural ecosystems; S.-W. Breckle. B: Organisms. 4. Adaptation of halophilic Archaea to life at high salt concentrations; A. Oren. 5. Adaptation of the haloterant alga Dunaliella to high salinity; U. Pick. 6. Mangroves; ...

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by Linn
Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:47 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: how do halophytes tolerate salty environments?
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take home quiz

... her prove you have a least made some researche, i.e. tell us what you think and why (not just randomly highlighting one answer...) 1. D because halophilic describes extremeophilies that can thrive in harsh conditions. and i didnt know what spirochete was so i looked it up and well i dont think ...

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by canalon
Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:12 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: take home quiz
Replies: 3
Views: 1499

take home quiz

... on this forum but ill help out what i think i know. I am highschool AP bio student, so i might not be right about all my answers. 1. D because halophilic describes extremeophilies that can thrive in harsh conditions. and i didnt know what spirochete was so i looked it up and well i dont think ...

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by bookworm29
Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:48 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: take home quiz
Replies: 3
Views: 1499

take home quiz

... in boiling water for several hours, but the colony grows back. This species is probably A) endospore-forming. B) a spirochete. C) acidophilic. D) halophilic. E) a cyanobacteria. 2) Which one of the following statements about prokaryotes is false? A) Boiling water does not kill many endospores. ...

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by dionne2004
Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:02 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: take home quiz
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Views: 1499


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