Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Thermus Terms and Definitions
Thermus
Medical Definition: | Gram-negative aerobic rods found in warm water (40-79 degrees C) such as hot springs, hot water tanks, and thermally polluted rivers. |
Guide Notes: | in hot springs, hot-water tanks, thermally polluted waters |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteria (1966-1975),Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria (1976-1977) |
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Thermus thermophilus - A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in hot springs of neutral to alkaline pH, as well as in hot-water heaters. |
Thermus Medical Definitions and Terms
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