Biology:Pyrococcus horikoshii

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Short description: Species of archaeon


Pyrococcus horikoshii
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P. horikoshii
Binomial name
Pyrococcus horikoshii
Erauso et al. 1993

Pyrococcus horikoshii is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic archaeon, first isolated from hydrothermal fluid samples obtained at the Okinawa Trough vents at a depth of 1,395 metres (4,577 ft). It is obligately heterotrophic, cells are irregular cocci with a tuft of flagella, growing optimally at 98 °C, sulphur greatly enhancing its growth.[1]

References

  1. González, Juan M.; Masuchi, Yaeko; Robb, F. T.; Ammerman, James W. et al. (1998). "Pyrococcus horikoshii sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a hydrothermal vent at the Okinawa Trough". Extremophiles 2 (2): 123–130. doi:10.1007/s007920050051. ISSN 1431-0651. PMID 9672687. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16988922 entry