''Caldisericum exile'' is a species of
bacteria
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sufficiently distinct from other bacteria to be placed in its own
family
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,
order,
class
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and
phylum.
It is the first member of the thermophilic
candidate phylum OP5 to be cultured and described.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Caldisericum exile'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Caldiserica
Thermophiles
Bacteria genera
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