Which Bacteria Can Survive High Temperatures?
Which Bacteria Can Survive High Temperatures? A thermophile is an organism—a type of extremophile—that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 41 and 122 °C (106 and 252 °F). Many thermophiles are archaea, though they can be bacteria. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacteria. What bacteria can live in extreme heat?