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Hot Springs
By
Aditi patil
(M.Sc.)I
28/02/2009 Fig.no. 1: Geothermal hot spring in Yellowstone national park
Dept. of microbiology
H.P.T. Arts, & R.Y.K.
How these hot springs are formed ?
• Geothermal heat
• How?
Fig.no.17: Annelids
Applications of organisms in hot
springs
• Thermophilic microorganisms in Food
Wastes Processing.
• Bacillus acidocaldarius, Thermus
aquaticus , Thermus ruber, Bacillus
stearothermophillus, etc.
• Enzymes from the hyperthermophile
Pyrococcus furiosus of deep sea vents Fig.no.18: Waste from food industry
are used by forensic scientists in DNA
testing.
• Taq polymerase enzyme used in PCR
derived from Thermus aquaticus
(thermophile)
• Medicinal value of hot springs