Halotolerance

<p>Halotolerance is the <a href="/facts/Osmoregulation/zXEhVwD4">adaptation</a> of living <a href="/facts/Organism/j8JkL09u">organisms</a> to conditions of high <a href="/facts/Salinity/X6mB1YAM">salinity</a>. Halotolerant species tend to live in areas such as <a href="/facts/Hypersaline_lake/s6EfQkzE">hypersaline lakes</a>, <a href="/facts/Dune/Hq26h9hh">coastal dunes</a>, saline <a href="/facts/Desert/Mknp4bXq">deserts</a>, <a href="/facts/Salt_marsh/yV4Afzoj">salt marshes</a>, and inland salt <a href="/facts/Sea/7eo8zrRW">seas</a> and <a href="/facts/Spring_(hydrosphere)/blPBY4VG">springs</a>. <a href="/facts/Halophile/UKBTAPls">Halophiles</a> are also organisms that not only live in highly saline environments but also <i>require</i> the <a href="/facts/Salinity/X6mB1YAM">salinity</a> to survive. Halotolerant organisms on the other hand (belonging to different <a href="/facts/Domain_(biology)/RpP6V7n6">domains</a> of life) can grow under saline conditions, but do not require elevated concentrations of salt for growth. <a href="/facts/Halophyte/4XXvx3UX">Halophytes</a> are salt-tolerant higher plants. Halotolerant microorganisms are of considerable biotechnological interest.
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Halotolerance