Fervidicoccus

Fervidicoccus
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Crenarchaeota
Phylum: Crenarchaeota
Class: Thermoprotei
Order: Desulfurococcales
Family: Fervidicoccaceae
Genus: Fervidicoccus
Perevalova et al., 2010
Species: F. fontis
Perevalova et al., 2010

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 flagella.[1]

References

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. 


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