Extreme Organism - Thermophile

An extremophile is an organism that thrives both physically or geochemically in extreme conditions that are dangerous to most life on Earth. They are the opposite of mesophiles or neutrophiles, which are organisms that live in moderate conditions or environments. Most extremophiles are microbes and are present in many diverse genetic lineages of bacteria and archaeans. The extreme organism that I chose was thermophile. A thermophile thrives in high temperatures, between 45 and 122 degrees Celsius, respectively. They are mostly archaea and are said to be one of the earliest bacteria. They are found in heated regions of the Earth like the Yellowstone National Park and deep seas. Thermophiles contain enzymes that function at high temperatures, thus helping them. They are used as washing agents and are used in molecular biology.