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Also known as Salt-Tolerance

A halophile (from the Greek word for 'salt-loving') is an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations. In chemical terms, halophile refers to a Lewis acidic species that has some ability to extract halides from other chemical species.

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extremophile
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Article · 日本語

好塩菌(こうえんきん)とは、至適増殖に0.2 mol/dm3以上のNaCl濃度を要求する原核生物である。

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