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Geothermal Biology and Geochemistry in YNP [TBI Text!], 2005 Diversity of Anoxygenic Phototrophs in Contrasting Extreme Environments
Michael T. Madigan, Deborah O. Jung, Elizabeth A. Karr, W. Matthew Sattley, Laurie A. Achenbach, Marcel T. J. van der Meer
Geothermal Biology and Geochemistry in YNP [TBI Text!], 2005
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This chapter describes the general properties of several anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria isolated from extreme environments. These include purple and green sulfur bacteria from Yellowstone and New Zealand hot springs, as well as purple nonsulfur bacteria from a permanently frozen Antarctic lake. The collective properties of these extremophilic bacteria have yielded new insights into the adaptations necessary to carry out photosynthesis in constantly hot or cold environments.

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