Thermophiles

// Thermus aquaticus

//         Our species of extremeophiles is thermophiles. Themophiles live in extremely hot temperatures, which can rise to 277 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) or more! These hot springs are mainly found in Yellowstone national park. All thermophiles are in the kingdom archeabacteria. Thermophiles are classified as archeabacteria. Most archeabacteria are considered   EXTREMEOPHILES. All species of archeabacteria are unicellular organisms, or are made of a single cell. Archeabacteria have cell walls, like plants and bacteria. Also, like other archeabacteria, they are prokaryotic(a species that has no nucleus. The archeabacteria kingdom can be a consumer, decomposer, or a producer depending on what they need. Some different species of archeabacteria is heat loving, methane making, and salt loving bacteria.   Thermophiles are a type of extremophile which is a type of archeabacteria. They live in hot springs deep within the earth. The temperatures that they live in range from 80 Celsius or 177 Fahrenheit. The temperatures that they live in can range from 45C to 80C (113F to 176F). They can be found at Yellowstone national park.    Their scientific name is //Thermus aquaticus//. This species of archeabacteria was discovered by Professor Thomas D Brock of the University of Wisconsin. They are currently used in molecular biology.  Thermophiles contain enzymes that can function at temperatures approaching the upper temperature limit for life and therefore can be of great interest to researchers in molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology, biotechnology, bioremediation, structural genomics, industrial microbiology, and exobiology. John David Ryan