Talk:Thermus aquaticus
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[edit] Extent of Taq's influence
The article states the Taq is being used from everything from AIDS to an article about HIV. These topics are extrmely related and don't really give a sense of scale for Taq's usefulness. Not many chemical's have had more of an impact on modern life than Taq Pol, I think it should be given credit. Perhaps say from modern farming to that article about HIV? i dunno, any ideas? -Adenosine- 08:06, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Correction to Genus Name
Unless there has been a very recent update, the correct Genus name for this organism is "Thermus", not "Thermophilus". This can be found in the original Brock and Freeze 1969 reference (Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a nonsporulating extreme thermophile)in the Journal of Bacteriology, as well as "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology". Uaschamog (talk) 21:28, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
