Thermocrinis minervae

Thermocrinis minervae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Aquificae
Order: Aquificales
Family: Aquificaceae
Genus: Thermocrinis
Species: T. minervae
Binomial name
Thermocrinis minervae
Caldwell et al. 2010

Thermocrinis minervae is a bacteria. Its cells are gram-negative and are approximately 2.4–3.9 micrometres long and 0.5–0.6 micrometres wide; they are motile rods with polar flagella. It grows in temperatures between 65 °C (149 °F) and 85 °C (185 °F). Its type strain is CR11T (=5DSM 19557T =5ATCC BAA-1533T).[1]

References

  1. Caldwell, S. L.; Liu, Y.; Ferrera, I.; Beveridge, T.; Reysenbach, A.-L. (2009). "Thermocrinis minervae sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing, thermophilic member of the Aquificales from a Costa Rican terrestrial hot spring". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (2): 338–343. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.010496-0. ISSN 1466-5026.

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