Biology:Picrophilus
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of archaea
| Picrophilus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Picrophilus Schleper et al. 1996
|
| Type species | |
| Picrophilus oshimae Schleper et al. 1996
| |
| Species | |
Schematic map of the pPO1 plasmid from the hyperacidophile Picrophilus oshimae
In taxonomy, Picrophilus is an archaean genus of the family Picrophilaceae.[1]
Picrophilus is an extremely acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophilic organisms currently known,[2] with the ability to grow at a pH of less than 0.5.[3] They were first isolated from samples taken from acidic hot springs and dry hot soil in Hokkaido (Japan ). They are obligate acidophiles and are unable to maintain their membrane integrity at pH values above 4. While phylogenetically related to other organisms within Thermoplasmata, unlike Thermoplasma and Ferroplasma, Picrophilus contains an S-layer cell wall.
See also
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Picrophilus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/.
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC.
- ↑ Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Schleper C; Puhler G; Klenk HP; Zillig W (1996). "Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus fam. nov., gen. nov., sp. nov., two species of hyperacidophilic, thermophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic archaea". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46 (3): 814–816. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-3-814.
- Schleper C; Puehler G; Holz I; Gambacorta A et al. (1995). "Picrophilus gen. nov., fam. nov.: a novel aerobic, heterotrophic, thermoacidophilic genus and family comprising archaea capable of growth around pH 0". J. Bacteriol. 177 (24): 7050–7059. doi:10.1128/jb.177.24.7050-7059.1995. PMID 8522509.
- Thuermer, Andrea; Voigt, Birgit; Angelov, Angel; Albrecht, Dirk et al. (December 2011). "Proteomic analysis of the extremely thermoacidophilic archaeon Picrophilus torridus at pH and temperature values close to its growth limit". Proteomics 11 (23): 4559–4568. doi:10.1002/pmic.201000829. PMID 22114103.
Scientific books
- Madigan, M.T.; Martinko, J.M. (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall.
Scientific databases
- PubMed references for Picrophilus
- PubMed Central references for Picrophilus
- Google Scholar references for Picrophilus
External links
- NCBI taxonomy page for Picrophilus
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Picrophilus
- Search Species2000 page for Picrophilus
- MicrobeWiki page for Picrophilus
- LPSN page for Picrophilus
- Picrophilus at Lifemap NCBI Version
- Picrophilaceae at OneZoom
- Picrophilus at LifeGate
Wikidata ☰ Q3267581 entry
 |  |
