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Archaea > Crenarchaeota > Desulfurococcales > Desulfurococcaceae

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Desulfurococcaceae  

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Definition

  • A family of archaea, in the order DESULFUROCOCCALES, consisting of anaerobic cocci which utilize peptides, proteins or carbohydrates facultatively by sulfur respiration or fermentation. There are eight genera: AEROPYRUM, Desulfurococcus, Ignicoccus, Staphylothermus, Stetteria, Sulfophoboccus, Thermodiscus, and Thermosphaera. (From Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2d ed)

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  • txid2272
  • txid2273
  • txid2279
  • txid52130
  • txid53425
  • txid54249
  • txid54253
  • txid54258

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  • txid2272
  • txid2273
  • txid2279
  • txid52130
  • txid53425
  • txid54249
  • txid54253
  • txid54258

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