The Hydrogenothermaceae

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

are

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...

that live in harsh environmental settings. They have been found in hot springs, sulfur pools, and thermal ocean vents. They are true

as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the

Archaea Archaea ( ; singular archaeon ) is a domain of single-celled organisms. These microorganisms lack cell nuclei and are therefore prokaryotes. Archaea were initially classified as bacteria, receiving the name archaebacteria (in the Archaebac ...

. An example occurrence of certain

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s in this family are organisms of the genus ''Sulfurihydrogenibium'' that are capable of surviving in extremely hot environments such as Hverigerdi, Iceland.

Obtaining energy

Hydrogenothermaceae families consist of aerobic or microaerophilic bacteria, which generally obtain energy by oxidation of hydrogen or reduced sulfur compounds by molecular oxygen.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

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(LSPN) and the

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(NCBI).

References

* Hedlund, Brian P., et al. “Isolation of Diverse Members of the Aquificales from Geothermal Springs in Tengchong, China.” Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 6, 2015, .

External links

* * Aquificota {{Bacteria-stub