Haloalkaliphilic microorganisms are double extremophiles functioning optimally at high salinity and pH. Their typical habitats are soda lakes, representing geologically ancient ecosystems which are still widespread on Earth and supposedly harbor relict microbial communities. We compared metabolic fe...
Iron or sulfur respiration - an adaptive choice determining the fitness of a natronophilic bacterium Dethiobacter alkaliphilus in geochemicaly contrasting environments.
