Acidophile (organisms)
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Acidophilic organisms are those that thrive under highly acidic conditions (usually at pH 2.0 or below) . These organisms can be found in different branches of the tree of life, including Archaea, Bacteria, and Fungus. A partial list of these organisms will include:
- Archaea
- Sulfolobales, an order in the Crenarchaeota branch [1] ofArchaea
- Thermoplasmatales, an order in the Euryarchaeota branch[2] of Archaea
- Bacteria
- Acidobacterium[3]a phylum of the Bacteria
- Acidithiobacillales, an order of Proteobacteria
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