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EXTREMOPHILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Evolution (Biology)
- Interplanetary Space Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extremophilic
1, record 1, English, extremophilic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Halophiles are extremophilic microorganisms that can grow optimally in saline and hypersaline environments, such as deep-sea sediments, saline lakes, salt pans, saline soils, and sea water ... 2, record 1, English, - extremophilic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- extremeophilic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Évolution (Biologie)
- Exploration interplanétaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extrêmophile
1, record 1, French, extr%C3%AAmophile
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Evolution (Biology)
- Interplanetary Space Exploration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extremophile
1, record 2, English, extremophile
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An] extremophile [is] an organism that is tolerant to environmental extremes and that has evolved to grow optimally under one or more of these extreme conditions ... 2, record 2, English, - extremophile
Record 2, Key term(s)
- extremeophile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Évolution (Biologie)
- Exploration interplanétaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- extrêmophile
1, record 2, French, extr%C3%AAmophile
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- extrémophile 2, record 2, French, extr%C3%A9mophile
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un organisme est dit extrêmophile lorsque ses conditions de vie normales sont mortelles pour la plupart des autres organismes [...] Beaucoup d'extrêmophiles appartiennent au taxon des archées ou des bactéries, bien qu'il existe aussi des extrêmophiles eucaryotes métazoaires comme les tardigrades. 3, record 2, French, - extr%C3%AAmophile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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