NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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____ are microbes that might be found in the Dead Sea.
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anaerobic
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hyperthermophiles
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aerobic
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halophile
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The indigenous flora is comprised mainly of obligate halophylic bacteria, such as the pink, pleomorphicHalobacterium sp., aSarcina-like coccus, and the facultative halophilic green alga, Dunaliella.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bacterial halophiles are abundant in environments such as salt lakes, saline soils, and salted food products. Most species keep their intracellular ionic concentrations at low levels while synthesizing or accumulating organic solutes to provide osmotic equilibrium of the cytoplasm with the surrounding medium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most commonly observed halophiles are Archaea and Bacteria such as Halobacterium, Halomonas and Salinibacter [1].
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