Desulfurococcaceae

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Desulfurococcaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea Phylum: Crenarchaeota Class: Thermoprotei Order: Desulfurococcales Family: Desulfurococcaceae
Genera
Acidilobus Acidococcus Aeropyrum Desulfurococcus Ignicoccus Staphylothermus Stetteria Sulfophobococcus Thermodiscus Thermosphaera

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 degrees°C, and by being more diverse.^[1] From 7-10 genera of the family have been identified (see taxobox).

[edit] External links

• NCBI taxonomy page for Desulfurococcaceae
• Tree of Life Desulfurococcaceae
• LSPN page for Desulfurococcaceae

[edit] References

1. ^ Itoh, T.; K. Suzuki, P. C. Sanchez, T. Nakasel (2003). "[http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/53/4/1149?ck=nck Caldisphaera lagunensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote isolated from a hot spring at Mt Maquiling, Philippines]". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53: 1149–1154. DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.02580-0.