Chapter 27 - Environmental Microbiology

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Extremophiles

Microbes that live in extreme conditions

  • pH, temperature, or salinity

  • Most are members of the Archaea

  • They have extremozymes that make growth possible

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Symbiosis

Close association between two unlike organisms that is beneficial to one or both of them

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Ruminant Symbiosis

Symbiosis between cows and sheep and digestive bacteria in the rumen

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Mycorrhizae

Relationship between plant roots and fungi that extend the root surface area

  • Endomycorrhizae → penetrate root cortical cells, forming intracellular structures

  • Ectomycorrhizae → form an external sheath around roots without entering the cells

<p>Relationship between plant roots and fungi that extend the root surface area</p><ul><li><p><span>Endomycorrhizae → penetrate root cortical cells, forming intracellular structures</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ectomycorrhizae → form an external sheath around roots without entering the cells</span></p></li></ul><p></p>