Extremophiles
Subtitle: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments
Contributors: Koki Horikoshi (Editor); William D. Grant (Editor)
Publisher: Wiley-Liss
Published: January 16, 1998
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780471026181
First sentence: Various microorganisms grow fastest ("optimally") above 40 C and are therefore designated as thermophiles (Brock, 1986; Kritjansson and Stetter, 1992).