Psychrophiles and thermophiles

What will be an ideal response?


•Psychrophiles
-slow growth
-heavy metal transport
-metal resistance proteins
•Thermophiles
-Biofilms
-Lithotrophs
-Symbionts
•Thioautotrophic symbionts
-Redox of inorganic compounds
-H2S (electrons)
-Reduce carbonates


•Can have photosynthetic bacteria!
-Chlorobium (green sulfur bacterium)
-How do they get energy?

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