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Most living organisms cannot survive at temperature above `45^@`C. How are some microbes able to live in habitats with temperature exceeding `100^@`C?

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The organisms surviving in the extreme conditions are known as extremophiles. It has been found that certain organisms have colonised even in the underwater volcanic vents and hot springs. Such organisms are known as thermophiles. They have certain thermo resistant enzymes that carry out the metabolic processes even under high temperatures.
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