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Acidophiles Definition:
Acidophiles have their growth optimum between pH 0 and 5.5.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Acidophiles Notes:
Acidophiles/acidophilic are the organisms, which grow under extreme acidic conditions. The growth of acidophilic organisms is highest between the pH 0 and 5.5. These organisms can belong to the groups of bacteria, archaea and eukarya.
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