linkedin post 2015-04-04 06:30:11

HALOPHILES ARE EXTREMOPHILES adapted to high salt niches. Most plants are salt intolerant. “Once inside the cell, salt can cause ionic stresses, largely as Na (and Cl-) inhibit metabolic processes including protein synthesis.” But ancient bacteria thrive in these hostile environments.

http://www.sebiology.org/publications/Bulletin/July05/salinity.html

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