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HEAT-LOVING BACTERIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hyperthermophile 1, record 1, English, hyperthermophile
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Heat-loving microbes, or thermophiles, are among the best studied of the extremophiles. Thermophiles reproduce, or grow readily in temperatures greater than 45 degrees Celsius(113 degrees Fahrenheit), and some of them, referred to as hyperthermophiles, favor temperatures above 80 degrees C(176 degrees F). Some hyperthermophiles even thrive in environments hotter than 100 degrees C(212 degrees F), the boiling point of water at sea level. In comparison, most-variety bacteria grow fastest in temperatures between 25 and 40 degrees C(77 and 104 degrees F). Further, no multicellular animals or plants have been found to tolerate temperatures above about 50 degrees C(122 degrees F), and no microbial eukarya yet discovered can tolerate long-term exposure to temperatures higher than about 60 degrees C(140 degrees F). 1, record 1, English, - hyperthermophile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hyperthermophile
1, record 1, French, hyperthermophile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- organisme hyperthermophile 1, record 1, French, organisme%20hyperthermophile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il ne faisait guère de doutes que les microorganismes présents aujourd'hui dans ces environnements (appelés thermophiles, qui aiment la chaleur, ou même hyperthermophiles pour ceux vivant à plus de 100 degrés centigrades) ressemblaient plus que tout autre être vivant actuel à l'ancêtre commun de toutes les cellules modernes, LUCA (the Last Universal Cellular Ancestor). 1, record 1, French, - hyperthermophile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-01-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thermophilic bacterium 1, record 2, English, thermophilic%20bacterium
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- heat-loving bacteria 2, record 2, English, heat%2Dloving%20bacteria
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- heat-loving bacterium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bactérie thermophile
1, record 2, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20thermophile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bactérie thermo-résistante 2, record 2, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20thermo%2Dr%C3%A9sistante
feminine noun
- germe thermophile 2, record 2, French, germe%20thermophile
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bactérie qui connaît une activité enzymatique optimale a des températures supérieures à 40°C. 2, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20thermophile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thermophile (adj.) [...] groupes de bactéries dont la croissance s'effectue entre 40 et 98°C en particulier entre 50 et 65°C. 2, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20thermophile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bacteria termófila
1, record 2, Spanish, bacteria%20term%C3%B3fila
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- bacteria termofílica 1, record 2, Spanish, bacteria%20termof%C3%ADlica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bacteria que vive mejor a altas temperaturas, dentro del ámbito de 55°C a 60°C (de 130°F a 140°F). 1, record 2, Spanish, - bacteria%20term%C3%B3fila
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las bacterias termófilas trabajan principalmente en el tratamiento de las aguas negras durante la digestión, a altas temperaturas, de los sólidos de los lodos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - bacteria%20term%C3%B3fila
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