Thermocrinis ruber

Thermocrinis ruber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Aquificae
Order: Aquificales
Family: Aquificaceae
Genus: Thermocrinis
Species: T. ruber
Binomial name
Thermocrinis ruber
Huber et al. 1999

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].[1]

References

  1. Huber, Robert, et al. "Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from Yellowstone National Park."Applied and environmental microbiology 64.10 (1998): 3576-3583.

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