Thermotoga hypogea

Thermotoga hypogea
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Thermotogae
Order: Thermotogales
Family: Thermotogaceae
Genus: Thermotoga
Species: T. hypogea
Binomial name
Thermotoga hypogea
Fardeau et al. 1997

Thermotoga hypogea is a hyperthermophilic organism that is a member of the order Thermotogales. It is thermophilic, xylanolytic, glucose-fermenting, strictly anaerobic and rod-shaped. The type strain of T. hypogea is SEBR 7054 (= DSM 11164).[1]

References

  1. Fardeau, M.-L.; Ollivier, B.; Patel, B. K. C.; Magot, M.; Thomas, P.; Rimbault, A.; Rocchiccioli, F.; Garcia, J.-L. (1997). "Thermotoga hypogea sp. nov., a Xylanolytic, Thermophilic Bacterium from an Oil-Producing Well". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47 (4): 1013–1019. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-4-1013. ISSN 0020-7713.

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