“Acidophiles” are organisms thriving in environments below pH 5. For details, see entries “ Extreme Environments ,” “ Biomining (Mineral Bioleaching, Mineral Biooxidation),” “ Hot Springs and Geysers ,” Hydrothermal Environments (Marine) and “ Acid Rock Drainage .”
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Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (2011). Acidophiles. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_4
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