Define the following and give a pH range for each: Neutrophile, Acidophile, Alkalinophile.
1 Neutrophile-it refers to a neutrophilic organism that lives and thrives in an environment with a relatively neutral pH.pH is a measure to determine the acidity or alkalinity.
pH range-6.5-7.5
2 Acidophile- an acidophile is an organism that has the ability to survive in acidic environments.An acidic environment is that has a pH below 6.Ex- Acetobacter aceti,Alicyclobacilus spp
pH range-2.0-0
3 Alkalinophile- an alkalinophile is an organism that can live and thrive in an alkaline environment,like Soda lake in Carrizo plain,Octopus spring in Yellowstone national park.they are able to survie in an alkaline environment because of a membrane system.Ex include Anabaena sp.,Microcystis sp.which belong to blue green algae.
pH range-8.5-11
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