Deinococcus-Thermus
- Deinococcus
- Deinococcus radiodurans
- Deinococcus geothermalis
- Deinococcus grandis
- Deinococcus indicus
- Deinococcus murrayi
- Deinococcus proteolyticus
- Deinococcus radiopugnans
- Thermus
- Thermus aquaticus
- Thermus antranikianii
- Thermus brockianus
- Thermus filiformis
- Thermus igniterrae
- Thermus oshimai
- Thermus scotoductus
- Thermus thermophilus
- Marinithermus hydrothermalis
- Meiothermus
- Meiothermus ruber
- Meiothermus cerbereus
- Meiothermus chliarophilus
- Meiothermus silvanus
- Meiothermus taiwanensis
- Oceanithermus profundus
- Vulcanithermus mediatlanticus
References
Garrity, G. M., J. A. Bell, and T. G. Lilburn. 2004. Taxonomic Outline of the Prokaryotes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition. Release 5.0.
Griffiths, E. and R. S. Gupta. 2004. Distinctive protein signatures provide molecular markers and evidence for the monophyletic nature of the Deinococcus-thermus phylum. Journal of Bacteriology 186(10):3097-3107.
Weisburg, W. G., S. J. Giovannoni, and C. R. Woese. 1989. The Deinococcus-Thermus phylum and the effect of rRNA composition on phylogenetic tree construction. Syst Appl Microbiol 11:128-134.
Title Illustrations
| Location | Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Comments | A hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, the habitat for Thermus aquaticus. |
| Source | Rasta Springs |
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| Scientific Name | Deinococcus radiodurans |
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| Comments | Electron micrograph of a cross-section of a D. radiodurans tetracoccus (cluster of four cells). |
| Reference | Gross L (2007) Paradox Resolved? The Strange Case of the Radiation-Resistant Bacteria. PLoS Biol 5(4): e108 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050108 |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Source | Paradox Resolved? The Strange Case of the Radiation-Resistant Bacteria |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Liza Gross |
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