Pyrolobus fumarii
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| Pyrolobus fumarii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Archaea |
| Phylum: | Crenarchaeota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Desulfurococcales |
| Family: | Pyrodictiaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrolobus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrolobus fumarii Blöch, Rachel, Burggraf, Hafenbradl, Jannasch & Stetter, 1999 | |
Pyrolobus fumarii is a species of archaea known for its ability to survive at extremely high temperatures that kill most organisms.[1]
It was first discovered in 1997 in a black smoker hydrothermal vent at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, setting the upper temperature threshold for known life to exist at 113 °C.[2][3]
Strain 121, a microbe from the same family found at a vent in the Pacific Ocean, survived and multiplied during a 10-hour interval spent at 121 °C in an autoclave.[2]
References
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, washington DC
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davison, Anna (26 June 2008). "The most extreme life-forms in the universe". NewScientist.com news service. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ↑ Blöchl E; Rachel R, Burggraf S, Hafenbradl D, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. (February 1997). Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113 degrees C.. pubmed.gov.
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