Thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms are found as normal inhabitants of continental and submarine volcanic areas, geothermally heated sea-sediments and hydrothermal vents and thus are considered extremophiles. Several present or potential applications of extremophilic enzymes are reviewed, especially polymer-hydrolysing enzymes, such as amylolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes. The purpose of this review is to present the range of morphological and metabolic features among those microorganisms growing from 70°C to 100°C and to indicate potential opportunities for useful applications derived from these features.
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Andrade, C. M. M. C., Pereira, N., & Antranikian, G. (1999). Extremely thermophilic microorganisms and their polymerhydrolytic enzymes. Revista de Microbiologia. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37141999000400001
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