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==Introduction- Microbial Life Along the Hydrothermal Vents== ...vent along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. From http://web.uvic.ca/sciweb/photos-hydrothermal-vents.html]]

''Pyrococcus'' species inhabit environments with extremely high temperatures such as undersea hot vents. Optimal growth ...coccus horikoshii'' sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a hydrothermal vent at the Okinawa Trough. Extremophiles 2: 123-130.

...sulfur-reducing hyperthermophilic archaeon which typically inhabits marine hydrothermal vents and terrestrial hot sulfur springs. This organism and other hyperther ''Thermococcus sp.'' and are often isolated from marine hydrothermal vents and terrestrial hot sulfur springs. The genome of ''T. kodakarensis

<i>M. ferooxydans</i> was first discovered at the hydrothermal vents at Loihi Seamount, Hawaii. At that location, the temperature is low, ...found in several oceanic habitats. One of these habitats is located near a hydrothermal vent, at a distance where the heated iron-rich vent fluids are dissipated i

...a]. These pools can have temperatures as high as 95ºC and extremely acidic environments, pH = 1 [[#References|[1]]]. The majority of microorganisms thriving in these extreme environments are anaerobic [[#References|[1]]]. These organisms possess a variety of ada

...pth of approximately 4 kilometers [[#References |[1]]]. Microbes in these environments can only exist where water fills the pore spaces of rocks. In the marine s ===<i>Hydrothermal Waters</i>===

...other commonly grown plants including wheat, barley, and rice. In marine environments, <em>P. stutzeri</em> resides in the water column and sediment. <em>P. stutzeri's </em> habitation of diverse environments and extensive range of metabolic functions makes it a very significant orga

...nergy from inorganic compounds. ''Beggiatoa'' are found in polluted marine environments, and can be seen by the naked eye as a white filamentous mat on top of the ...oceans, everywhere from shallow areas near land to the deep sea and around hydrothermal vents. In areas with overlapping sulfur and oxygen, sulfur bacteria perform

''Desulfurococcus'' species can be found in many hyperthermophilic environments, ranging from underwater thermal vents (also known as "black smokers") to f ...Fermentative Archaebacteria of the Genus ''Desulfurococcus'' From Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents. ''Applied and Environmental Microbiology'' May 1988. 1203-1209.]

...covery of the ''Aeropyrum pernix''. ''Aeropyrum pernix'' was isolated at a hydrothermal vent at kodakara island in Kagoshima Prefecture by a team of researchers at ...rum pernix'' are found in harsh environments such as hydrothermal vents. A hydrothermal vent can be described as an environment of extremely hot aqueous solutions

...are found in hydrothermal environments such as hot springs, oil wells, and hydrothermal vents.[1] Archaeoglobus species form iron sulphide which is known to cause

...ulou et al. 2018).jpeg|thumb|300px|right| Pools and terraces of the Dallol hydrothermal system.<ref name= Kotopoulou/>]] ...F. (2019). Lipid Biomarker and Carbon Stable Isotope Survey on the Dallol Hydrothermal System in Ethiopia. Astrobiology, 19(12), 1474-1489. Article.] </ref> These

...utotrophs. Therefore, they may be simply rare or confined to ecosystems or environments that are rare.''Thermithiobacillus tepidarius'' is significant because it's ...s/ oxygen minimum zones], and [https://openei.org/wiki/Hydrothermal_System hydrothermal systems]. Based on this microbes genome sequence there will be future evolu

...ed and enriched with nutrients such as iron and hydrogen sulfide [4]. The hydrothermal fluids mainly contain hydrogen sulfide, methane, and heavy metals, resultin Many invertebrate animals have adapted to the environment of hydrothermal vents by creating symbiotic relationships with bacteria [3]. One organism f

====Naturally-Occurring Hypersaline Environments==== Hypersaline environments are present on each continent and are primarily found in “arid and semi-a

...contains a deep region of open water as well as a shallow embayment area. Hydrothermal activity at the base of the lake near the embayment area creates an additio ...Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans</i>, which are also expected to depend on the hydrothermal vents. These organisms metabolize [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic ars

===Other Alkaline Environments=== ...have an extremely high pH, ranging from 8.5 – 12. These extremely alkaline environments are found all over the world, such as the Great Rift Valley in northeastern

...e most inhospitable regions of the earth, and has evolved to survive these environments.

...as 100°C. Man-made hot environments can also sometimes serve as suitable environments for hyperthermophiles, such as the boiling outflows of geothermal power pla ...ain why they are unable to grow within the salty ocean waters of submarine hydrothermal systems. [1]

...ontaminated aquifers, Geothrix become an ideal organism to thrive in these environments because they can use these minerals as electron donors and acceptors to imm ...rform several different but equally important functions within sedimentary environments and they include: the oxidation of organic material, the decomposition of i