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Thermus Thermamylovorans
''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 * Bacteria * Biotechnol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thermus Aquaticus
''Thermus aquaticus'' is a species of bacteria that can tolerate high temperatures, one of several thermophilic bacteria that belong to the ''Deinococcota'' phylum. It is the source of the heat-resistant enzyme ''Taq'' DNA polymerase, one of the most important enzymes in molecular biology because of its use in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) DNA amplification technique. History When studies of biological organisms in hot springs began in the 1960s, scientists thought that the life of thermophilic bacteria could not be sustained in temperatures above about . Soon, however, it was discovered that many bacteria in different springs not only survived, but also thrived in higher temperatures. In 1969, Thomas D. Brock and Hudson Freeze of Indiana University reported a new species of thermophilic bacteria which they named ''Thermus aquaticus''. The bacterium was first isolated from Mushroom Spring in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, which is near the major Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
