To live in this environment, some bacteria have adapted to produce enzymes that still function at very high temperatures, and others even respire nitrogen instead of oxygen so they can tolerate anoxic conditions.

为了在这种环境中生存，一些细菌已经适应了产生在高温下仍能起作用的酶，还有一些细菌甚至呼吸氮气而不是氧气，这样它们就能忍受缺氧条件。