Biology:Fervidicoccus
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Short description: Species of archaeon
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| Family: | Fervidicoccaceae
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| Genus: | Fervidicoccus Perevalova et al., 2010
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| Species: | F. fontis Perevalova et al., 2010
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Fervidicoccus fontis is a species of anaerobic organotroph archaeum belonging to the kingdom Crenarchaeota. It is thermophilic and slightly acidophilic, being found at the Uzon Caldera at temperatures between 75 °C and 80 °C. Cells are single cocci of 1–3 μm in diameter with no archaella.[1]
References
- ↑ *Perevalova, A.A. et al. (2010) Fervidicoccus fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic crenarchaeote from terrestrial hot springs, and proposal of Fervidicoccaceae fam. nov. and Fervidicoccales ord. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 60(9): 2088-2088.
Further reading
Lebedinsky, Alexander V. (24 Dec 2013). "Analysis of the complete genome of Fervidococcus fontis confirms the distinct phylogenetic position of the order Fervidicoccales and suggests its environmental function". Extremophiles 18 (2): 295–309. doi:10.1007/s00792-013-0616-7. PMID 24366681.
Wikidata ☰ Q12621708 entry
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