Thermosphaera
Sign in to saveThermosphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. They are a group of prokaryotic organisms which have been discovered in extremely hot environments such as sulfur springs, volcanoes, and magma pools. Isolates of Thermosphaera were first identified in 1998 from the Obsidian Pool in Yellowstone National Park.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Desulfurococcaceae
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- taxon name
- Thermosphaera
- taxon rank
- genus
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/thermosphaera
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- Cell structure and metabolism
- Ecology
- Genome structure
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Thermosphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. They are a group of prokaryotic organisms which have been discovered in extremely hot environments such as sulfur springs, volcanoes, and magma pools. Isolates of Thermosphaera were first identified in 1998 from the Obsidian Pool in Yellowstone National Park.
== Cell structure and metabolism ==
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