Hydrogenothermaceae

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Domain Bacteria Phylum Aquificae Order Aquificae		Class Aquificae Rank Family
Similar Aquificae, Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum, Venenivibrio stagnispumantis, Hydrogenobacter thermophilus

The Hydrogenothermaceae family are bacteria that live in harsh environmental settings. They have been found in hot springs, sulfur pools, thermal ocean vents. They are true bacteria as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the Archaea. An example occurrence of certain extremophiles in this family are organisms of the genus Sulfurihydrogenibium that are capable of surviving in extremely hot environments such as Hverigerdi, Iceland.

Classification

Family Hydrogenothermaceae

Hydrogenothermus Stöhr et al. 2001

Hydrogenothermus marinus Stöhr et al. 2001

Venenivibrio Hetzer et al. 2008

Venenivibrio stagnispumantis Hetzer et al. 2008

Persephonella Götz et al. 2002

P. guaymasensis Götz et al. 2002

P. hydrogeniphila Nakagawa et al. 2003

P. marina Götz et al. 2002

Sulfurihydrogenibium Takai et al. 2003 emend. O'Neill et al. 2008

S. azorense Aguiar et al. 2004 emend. Nakagawa et al. 2005

S. kristjanssonii Flores et al. 2008

S. rodmanii O'Neill et al. 2008

S. subterraneum Takai et al. 2003 emend. Nakagawa et al. 2005

S. yellowstonense Nakagawa et al. 2005

References

Hydrogenothermaceae Wikipedia

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