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Ekstremofiel
’n Ekstremofiel (van die Latynseextremus, "ekstreem", en die Grieksephiliā, "liefde") is ’n organisme wat floreer in fisies of geochemies ekstreme toestande wat skadelik vir die meeste lewensvorme op Aarde is.[1][2] Daarteenoor word organismes wat in matige omgewings voorkom mesofiele of neutrofiele genoem.
↑Rampelotto, P. H. (2010). Resistance of microorganisms to extreme environmental conditions and its contribution to Astrobiology. Sustainability, 2, 1602–1623.
↑Rothschild, L.J.; Mancinelli, R.L. Life in extreme environments. Nature 2001, 409, 1092–1101