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Desulfurococcaceae

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Domain
  
Archaea

Class
  
Thermoprotei

Rank
  
Family

Kingdom
  
Crenarchaeota

Phylum
  
Crenarchaeota

Order
  
Desulfurococcales

Similar
  
Desulfurococcus, Staphylothermus, Thermosphaera, Ignicoccus, Aeropyrum

Medical vocabulary what does desulfurococcaceae mean


In taxonomy, the Desulfurococcaceae are a family of the disc-shaped anaerobic microorganisms belonging to the order Desulfurococcales, in the domain Archaea. Members of this family are distinguished from the other family (Pyrodictiaceae) in the order Desulfurococcales by having an optimal growth temperature below 100 °C, rather than above 100 °C, and by being more diverse. Several genera of the family have been identified (see taxobox).

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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 121 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project. According to the study done by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project Desulfurococcaceae is a paraphyletic and polyphyletic clade with member genera distributed among three clades throughout the base of the class Thermoprotei.

  • Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006
  • Thermogladius shockiiOsburn & Amend 2011
  • Desulfurococcaceae clade 1
  • Desulfurococcaceae clade 2
  • Notes:
    ♦ Type strain lost or not available
    ♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

    References

    Desulfurococcaceae Wikipedia