anyone knows of total spore forming bacteria, how it differs with thermophillic bacterias?

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anyone knows of total spore forming bacteria, how it differs with thermophillic bacterias?

Answer 1

I do not specifically know names of species but spore forming bacteria do so to stand the unfavourable temeratures. The spores are very protective and can withstand a range of harsh conditions.



The difference with thermophillic bacteria (heat loving as some would say) is that these ones are dwell quite happily at high temperatues and do not need to form spores. There are some of these that live in hydrothermal vents at temperatures of greater that 70 degrees celsius and for that reason they are called extremophiles. Imagine, they can even replicate. In fact, an enzyme called Taq Polymerase is found in these bacterial species and due to its ability to work fine at high temperatures, it is used in a biotochenological procedure called Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) where it replicates DNA at greater that 60 degrees celsius. So the difference is the spore forming bacteria do not like high temperature and the thermophillic ones just love it!