Halophiles cause the amazing colors in this basin via WikiMedia In terms of microbes, there’re none more remarkable than the extremophiles.

The most saline lake on Earth (more than 10 times saltier than sea water) is a harsh environment where only salt-loving microbes from the Archaea domain, known as extreme halophiles, are able to ...

Extremophiles, Piezophiles, Polyextremophiles, Halophiles, Hyperthermophiles, Extremozymes, Thermophiles, Heavy metal resistant bacteria, Psychrophiles, Chemolithotrophs, Acidophiles, Radiation ...

The 10th international Congress on Halophilic Microorganisms – Halophiles 2013, will be held on the campus of the University of Connecticut, Storrs from June 23rd – 27th 2013.