Vulcanisaeta
Sign in to saveVulcanisaeta is a genus of archaeans in the family Thermoproteaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomArchaea
- PhylumThermoproteota
- ClassThermoproteia
- OrderThermoproteales
- FamilyThermocladiaceae
Habitatmarine
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thermoproteaceae
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- taxon name
- Vulcanisaeta
- taxon rank
- genus
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/vulcanisaeta
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- Description and significance
- Genome structure
- Cell structure and metabolism
- Ecology
- Phylogeny
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Vulcanisaeta is a genus of archaeans in the family Thermoproteaceae.
== Description and significance == Vulcanisaeta is an anaerobic, heterotrophic, hyperthermophilic archaeon that grows optimally at 85–90 °C and at pH 4.0–4.5. The organism is isolated from samples collected directly from solfataric fields or piped hot spring water in eastern Japan.
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