Rank Genus | Higher classification Euryarchaeota | |
Similar Archaeans, Euryarchaeota, Thermoplasmatales, Ignisphaera, Ferroglobus | ||
In taxonomy, Aciduliprofundum is a genus of the Euryarchaeota.
A. boonei, an extremophile that lives in oceanic hydrothermal vents, has been shown to produce antibiotics against common pathogenic bacteria.
References
Aciduliprofundum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA