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Thermoproteales

Medical Definition: An order of CRENARCHAEOTA comprised of rod, disc, or spherical shaped, nonseptate, anaerobic, extreme thermophiles and found in solfataric hot waters, mud holes, and superheated submarine environments.
Guide Notes: an order of the kingdom of Crenarchaeota, of the domain Archaea
Previously Indexed: Archaea (1980-1997)
Thermoproteales Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Thermofilaceae - A family of THERMOPROTEALES consisting of anaerobic, thermoacidophilic thin rods found in solfataric hot springs.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Thermoproteaceae - A family of THERMOPROTEALES consisting of variable length rigid rods without septa. They grow either chemolithoautotrophically or by sulfur respiration. The four genera are: PYROBACULUM, THERMOPROTEUS, Caldivirga, and Thermocladium. (From Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2d ed)

Thermoproteales Medical Definitions and Terms

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