Kingdom Bacteria Genus Thermocrinis Rank Species | Family Aquificaceae Phylum Aquificae Order Aquificae | |
Similar Aquificae, Hydrogenobacter thermophilus, Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum, Venenivibrio stagnispumantis, Thermodesulfobacteria | ||
Thermocrinis ruber is a species of bacteria. It is a pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium first isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Its cells are gram-negative and grow at temperatures up to 89°C. Its type strain is OC 1/4 [= DSM 12173].
References
Thermocrinis ruber Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA