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Bacteria from the Oceanithermus genus

Would you have thought that you could find bacteria at the deepest and darkest corners of the ocean? Yes, Oceanithermus bacteria are some of them. These bacteria learned to find food in the dark with no sunlight and air to breathe.
Oceanithermus bacteria are so-called extreme microbes since they love living in extreme conditions, for example, close to hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean. Their preferred temperature to grow is even around 65 °C. To avoid melting at this temperature, Oceanithermus add special proteins and lipids to their membranes to remain solid.​

Even at the dark and cold bottom of the sea, microbes flourish

Microbes are everywhere. And some have superpowers that allow them to grow in extremely challenging and harsh environments. Especially at the dark and cold bottom of the sea, extremophiles flourish since they interact with other microbes and eat pollutants and contaminants. Interestingly, their microbial activities can also impact our global climate.

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