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Abstract

This chapter covers the usage and application of extremophiles in biotechnology. Even though microorganisms can survive and grow in extreme environments, individual organisms have a minimum and maximum level that supports growth, and an optimum level, where growth is fastest. The chapter explains that pH value affects the charge and dissociation of biological molecules and therefore their availability for any biochemical reactions. It then looks into how extremophile adaptations can have applications in biotechnology, presenting a figure of how extremozymes can be used to process various sustainable feedstock materials. Additionally, extremophile adaptations can be responsible for contaminating and impairing industrial processes.

Keywords

ExtremophileIndustrial biotechnologyBiochemical engineeringRaw materialBiotechnologyMicroorganism

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DOI
10.1093/hesc/9780198822813.003.0009
Journal
Microbial Biotechnology
Year
2020