acidophile
Etymology
acid + -o- + -phile
noun
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An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile. The presence of this and other closely related Thermoplasmales suggests that these acidophiles are important contributors to acid mine drainage and may substantially impact iron and sulfur cycles. 2000, Edwards KJ, Bond PL, Gihring TM, Banfield JF, “An archaeal iron-oxidizing extreme acidophile important in acid mine drainage.”, in Science, 287(5459), pages 1796-1799, pmid:10710303
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