Thermus aquaticus was isolated from a Yellowstone Hotspring with a temperature exceeding 99 C and is used for the polymerase chain reaction. This bacteria is classified as a

a. mesophile
b. thermophile
c. psychrophilic
d. acidophile


Answer: b. thermophile

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