Coprothermobacteria is a taxonomic class of bacteria in the phylum

Coprothermobacterota ''Coprothermobacterota'' is a phylum of nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria. Its members are strictly anaerobic and thermophilic, growing at optimal temperatures between 55 °C and 70 °C. The name of this phylum is based on an early genus ...

. Currently, this class is represented by a single order of bacteria, with only one family to which belongs a genus ('' Coprothermobacter'') of non-motile, rod-shaped microorganisms that stain Gram-negative, are non-spore-forming, strictly

anaerobic Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to: * Anaerobic adhesive, a bonding a ...

thermophilic A thermophile is an organism—a type of extremophile—that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between . Many thermophiles are archaea, though they can be bacteria or fungi. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earl ...

and chemoautotroph.

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Bacteria classes Coprothermobacterota {{bacteria-stub