ThermophilesMicroorganisms that live and very hot conditions that would normally kill. any other microorganism. They can be grouped as either eukaryotes or prokaryotes. They are usually found in geothermal environments; places that produce their own heat from the earth.
Thermophiles can only grow in certain temperatures, that temperature is between 50C/ 120F- 70C/ 158F. They will now grow when the temp reaches 20C/ 68F. Interesting Facts: Thermophiles helped the development of the DNA finger printer. |