title: Life in hot springs and hydrothermal vents.
abstract: Hot springs and hydrothermal systems occurring within volcanic areas are inhabited by hyperthermophilic microorganisms, some of which grow at temperatures up to 110 degrees C. Hyperthermophiles grow anaerobically or aerobically by diverse metabolic types. Within the high temperature ecosystems, primary production is independent from solar energy.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl fur Mikrobiologie, Universitat Regensburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Segerer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burggraf
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiala
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pley
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Stetter
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D017753:Ecosystem; D006358:Hot Temperature; D010802:Phylogeny; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D018707:Volcanic Eruptions; D014871:Water Microbiology