Domain Archaea Family Archaeoglobaceae Genus Archaeoglobus Order Archaeoglobales | Class Archaeoglobi Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | |
Similar Archaeoglobus, Ferroglobus, Archaeoglobi, Geoglobus, Desulfurococcus | ||
Archaeoglobus profundus is a sulphate-reducing archaea. Archaeoglobus can be found in high-temperature oil fields where it may contribute to oil field souring. A. profundus grows lithotrophically, and while it needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis it is heterotrophic.
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