Turkish Journal of Biology
DOI
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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.
Keywords
Alkaliphiles, extreme environments, soda lakes, extremophiles, microbial ecology
First Page
181
Last Page
191
Recommended Citation
ULUKANLI, ZEYNEP and DIĞRAK, METİN (2002) "Alkaliphilic Micro-organisms and Habitats," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 26: No. 3, Article 9. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol26/iss3/9
