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Nanopusillus

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Nanopusillus
“Nanopusillus acidilobi” attaching to an “Acidilobus” cell.
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Domain: Archaea
Superphylum: DPANN
Phylum: Nanoarchaeota
Genus: Nanopusillus
Wurch et al. 2016.
Order
  • “N. acidilobi”
  • “N. stetteri”
  • "N. massiliensis"

Nanopusillus is a genus within the phylum Nanoarchaeota, and it has a few different species associated with it.[1] One such species is Nanopusillus massiliensis,[2] which was the first co-isolated member of Nanoarchaeota of human origin, representing a new species within this genus. Another species within this genus is Candidatus Nanopusillus acidilobi. This particular species is known for being an anaerobic, hyperthermophilic acidophile, which thrives best in highly acidic and hot environments, specifically at 82°C and pH 3.6. Candidatus Nanopusillus acidilobi, for example, was found in hot springs in Yellowstone National Park and is known to live epibiotically on the surface of archaeal hosts. Specifically, Candidatus Nanopusillus acidilobi has a symbiotic relationship with the host organism Acidilobus sp. 7A.[3]

  1. ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Candidatus Nanopusillus acidilobi)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. ^ Hassani, Y.; Saad, J.; Terrer, E.; Aboudharam, G.; Giancarlo, B; Silvestri, F.; Raoult, D.; Drancourt, M.; Grine, G. (2022-01-01). "Introducing clinical nanoarchaeaology: Isolation by co-culture of Nanopusillus massiliensis sp. nov". Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 3: 100100. doi:10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100100. ISSN 2666-5174.
  3. ^ "Microbe of the month: Nanopusillus acidilobi, an archaeon found in Yellowstone National Park". The Microbial Menagerie. 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2024-01-28.