TAILIEUCHUNG - Alkaliphilic micro organisms and habitats
Alkaline environments are typical extreme environments which include naturally occurring soda lakes, deserts, soils and artificially occurring industrial-derived waters. Micro-organisms that occupy extreme pH environments have resulted in the definition of an unusual group, termed alkaliphiles. | Turk J Biol 26 (2002) 181-191 © TÜB‹TAK Alkaliphilic Micro-organisms and Habitats Zeynep ULUKANLI Kafkas University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, Kars - TURKEY Metin DI⁄RAK Kahramanmarafl Sütçü ‹mam University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, Kahramanmarafl - TURKEY Received: Abstract: Alkaline environments are typical extreme environments which include naturally occurring soda lakes, deserts, soils and artificially occurring industrial-derived waters. Micro-organisms that occupy extreme pH environments have resulted in the definition of an unusual group, termed alkaliphiles. In this review, the current status of the biodiversity of alkaliphilic micro-organisms in various environments and aspects of their biotechnological potential are summarised briefly. Key Words: Alkaliphiles, extreme environments, soda lakes, extremophiles, microbial ecology Alkalifilik Mikroorganizmalar ve Habitatlar› Özet: Alkali çevreler, genifl flekilde soda gölleri, çölleri, topraklar gibi do¤al formlar sonucu olufltu¤u gibi çeflitli endüstriler sonucu da oluflmaktad›r. Ekstrem pH özelli¤i gösteren çevreler de yaflayan mikroorganizmalar Alkalifiller olarak tan›mlanmaktad›r. Bu derlemede, çeflitli çevrelerde yaflayan alkalifilik mikroorganizmalar›n günümüzdeki biyolojik çeflitlili¤i ve baz› biyoteknolojik potansiyelleri özetlenmektedir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Alkalifiller, ekstrem çevreler, soda gölleri, ekstremofiller, mikrobiyal ekoloji Introduction The most concentrated and widespread occurrences of organisms are generally observed in “moderate” environments. It has also been known that there are “extreme” environments on earth which were thought to prevent the existence of life (1). In these habitats, environmental conditions such as pH, temperature and salinity concentrations are extremely high or low. Extreme environments are populated by groups of organisms that are specifically adapted to these particular conditions and these .
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