This article reports that a team of geomicrobiologists has detected a new microbe, called Ferroplasma acidarmanus, surviving in some of the most acidic waters on Earth - a seemingly impossible pH near 0. That makes this critter, a member of the microbial kingdom Archaea, one of a few record-setting microbes that can survive in conditions usually toxic to life as we know it. A subscription to Science Magazine may be necessary to view this article.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism,
Biology:Molecular Biology,
Biogeochemistry,
Microbiology
Resource Type:
Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Extreme Environments: Acidic
Topics:
Biosphere:Biogeochemistry,
Molecular Biology,
Microbiology,
Ecology:Abiotic Relations
Keywords: acid mine drainage, Iron Mountain, extremeophile, acidophile
