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Thermococcaceae

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Thermococcaceae
Red Thermococcaceae bacterium with multiple flagella
Artistic depiction of Thermococcaceae as seen using a scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Scientific classification
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Thermococcaceae Zillig et al. 1988
Genera

In taxonomy, the Thermococcaceae are a family of the Thermococcales.[1] Almost all species within the three genera of Thermococcaceae were isolated from hydrothermal vents in the ocean. All are strictly anaerobes.[2]

Phylogeny

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16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022[3][4][5] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214[6][7][8]

Palaeococcus Takai et al. 2000

Thermococcus species-group 2

Thermococcus species-group 3

Pyrococcus Fiala & Stetter 1986

Thermococcus Zillig 1983

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sayers; et al. "Thermococcaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ Schut, Gerrit J.; Gina L. Lipscomb; Yejun Han; Jaspreet S. Notey; Robert M. Kelly; Michael M. W. Adams (2006-10-10). "The Family Thermococcaceae and the Order Thermococcales". The Prokaryotes. Vol. 3. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 363–383. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_324. ISBN 978-0387254937.
  3. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "LTP_06_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "ar53_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

Further reading

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