Coprothermobacterales is a new taxonomic order of thermophilic bacteria in the class

Coprothermobacteria Coprothermobacteria is a taxonomic class of bacteria in the phylum Coprothermobacterota. Currently, this class is represented by a single order of bacteria, with only one family to which belongs a genus ('' Coprothermobacter'') of non-motile, r ...

of 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 ...

. Its name derives from the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...

of this order, ''

Coprothermobacter ''Coprothermobacter'' is a genus of rod-shaped microorganisms, belonging to the new bacterial family ''Coprothermobacteraceae'' of the new phylum ''Coprothermobacterota''. This taxonomic genus has been reclassified in 2018, after different phylog ...

'', with the ending suffix '-ales', to denote an order. The bacteria of this order have a rod-shaped morphology, do not produce spores, are nonmotile, 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 ...

and, being

thermophiles 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 ...

, grow at temperature ranges above 35°C and below 70°C, for a pH between 5.0 and 9.4. Moreover, these bacteria are chemoorganotrophs and

proteolytic Proteolysis is the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids. Uncatalysed, the hydrolysis of peptide bonds is extremely slow, taking hundreds of years. Proteolysis is typically catalysed by cellular enzymes called proteases, ...

fermenters, which produce acetic acid, H₂, and CO₂ as main end-products of

fermentation Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q58044089 Bacteria orders Coprothermobacterota