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Archaea > Crenarchaeota > Desulfurococcales > Pyrodictiaceae

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Pyrodictiaceae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A family of archaea, in the order DESULFUROCOCCALES consisting of anaerobic coccoid to disc-shaped cells. They grow either chemolithoautotrophically or by FERMENTATION. Three genera are recognized: Pyrodictium, Hyperthermus, and Pyrolobus.

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  • txid2307
  • txid2308
  • txid54247
  • txid54251

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LKZT5F2K-D

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