Research Advances on the Functions and Applications of Extremophile
Because of the special environment of growth,extremophiles are thought to have a more specific genetic background and unique metabolic pathways to adapt its living conditions.Therefore,extremophiles are supposed to have the ability to produce some novel active metabolism for drug screening,or even to secrete special enzymes which can be used in enzymatic engineering,biological control and environmental pollution treatment.The extensive literature linking extremophile to industrial and agricultural application and environmental pollution treatment have been reviewed in recent years.