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Halophilic Organisms and the Environment

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General and Applied Aspects of Halophilic Microorganisms

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The halophilic bacteria are usually found in habitats where salt concentration is higher than the concentration of salt in the sea, and also in numerous environments with different salinities. Halophiles have been described in a wide diversity of environments, including those from museum cultures [1]. But although most of the research has been done on hypersaline environments, they have also been isolated from other non-saline habitats such as freshwaters [2].

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Ramos-Cormenzana, A. (1991). Halophilic Organisms and the Environment. In: Rodriguez-Valera, F. (eds) General and Applied Aspects of Halophilic Microorganisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 201. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3730-4_3

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