''Thermus'' is a
genus of
thermophilic bacteria. It is one of several bacteria belonging to the ''
Deinococcota'' phylum. ''Thermus'' species can be distinguished from other genera in the family ''Thermaceae'' as well as all other bacteria by the presence of eight
conserved signature indels (CSIs) found in proteins such as
adenylate kinase and
replicative DNA helicase as well as 14 conserved signature proteins (CSPs) that are exclusively shared by members of this genus.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and the
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Unassigned species:
* "''
T. anatoliensis''"
Kacagan et al. 2016
* "''
T. caldophilus''"
Taguchi et al. 1983
* "''
T. eggertssonii''"
Peters 2008
* "''
T. murrieta''"
Benner et al. 2006
* "''
T. nonproteolyticus''"
1992
* "''
T. rehai''"
Lin et al. 2002
* "''
T. yunnanensis''"
Gong et al. 2005
See also
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Bacteria
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Biotechnology
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Thermophiles
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Geyser
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List of bacteria genera
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List of bacterial orders
References
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Deinococcota
Thermophiles
Thermozoa
Organisms living on hydrothermal vents
Bacteria genera