Biology:Pyrococcus woesei
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Scientific classification 
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| Template:Taxonomy/PyrococcusPyrococcus woesei Zillig, 1988
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Pyrococcus woesei is an ultra-thermophilic marine archaeon. It is sulfur-reducing and grows optimally between 100 and 103 °C. Its cells have a roughly spherical, elongated and constricted appearance, similar to Thermococcus celer. Frequently, they occur as diploforms. Cells grown on solid supports have dense tufts of flagella or pili attached to one pole.[1]
Kanoksilapatham et al. propose P. woesei as a subspecies of P. furiosus as both have the same ribosomal DNA sequence.[2] A microarray study in 2005 found ecologically significant gene-content differences between these two species. The full genome P. woesei was sequenced in 2025.[3] The FastANI program reports 99.5584% average nucleotide identity between this new genome (CP179867) and the P. furiosus genome (AE009950).
It is named after the discoverer of archaea as a whole - Carl Woese
References
- ↑ Zillig, Wolfram; Holz, Ingelore; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Trent, Jonathan et al. (1987). "Pyrococcus woesei, sp. nov., an ultra-thermophilic marine archaebacterium, representing a novel order, Thermococcales". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 9 (1–2): 62–70. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(87)80057-7. ISSN 0723-2020. Bibcode: 1987SyApM...9...62Z.
- ↑ Kanoksilapatham W; González JM; Maeder DL; DiRuggiero J et al. (October 2004). "A proposal to rename the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus woesei as Pyrococcus furiosus subsp. woesei". Archaea 1 (4): 277–83. doi:10.1155/2004/513563. PMID 15810438.
- ↑ Drew, S; St John, E; Bartlett, M (9 October 2025). "Genome sequence of Pyrococcus woesei DSM 3773(T)-an anaerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeum from heated marine solfataras.". Microbiology Resource Announcements 14 (10): e0052825. doi:10.1128/mra.00528-25. PMID 40910793.
Further reading
- Ghasemi A; Salmanian AH; Sadeghifard N; Salarian AA et al. (September 2011). "Cloning, expression and purification of Pwo polymerase from Pyrococcus woesei". Iranian Journal of Microbiology 3 (3): 118–22. PMID 22347593.
- Xiong, Ai-Sheng; Peng, Ri-He; Zhuang, Jing; Li, Xian et al. (18 Sep 2007). "Directed evolution of a beta-galactosidase from Pyrococcus woesei resulting in increased thermostable beta-glucuronidase activity". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 77 (3): 569–578. doi:10.1007/s00253-007-1182-7. PMID 17876575.
- Grzybowska, Beata; Szweda, Piotr; Synowiecki, Jozef (February 2004). "Cloning of the thermostable alpha-amylase gene from Pyrococcus woesei in Escherichia coli: Isolation and some properties of the enzyme". Molecular Biotechnology 26 (2): 101–109. doi:10.1385/MB:26:2:101. PMID 14764935.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q16988926 entry
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