Pyrobaculum aerophilum
E221201
Pyrobaculum aerophilum is a hyperthermophilic archaeon that thrives in extremely high-temperature, often sulfur-rich environments and serves as a model organism for studying the biology of Crenarchaeota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyrobaculum aerophilum canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeon
ⓘ
hyperthermophilic archaeon ⓘ microorganism ⓘ |
| cellEnvelope | S-layer ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | proteinaceous S-layer ⓘ |
| chromosomeCount | 1 ⓘ |
| class | Thermoprotei ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea ⓘ |
| electronAcceptor |
nitrate
ⓘ
oxygen ⓘ sulfur compounds ⓘ |
| electronDonor |
hydrogen
ⓘ
organic compounds ⓘ |
| energySource |
chemolithoautotrophic
ⓘ
chemoorganotrophic ⓘ |
| environment |
hyperthermophilic environment
ⓘ
sulfur-rich environment ⓘ |
| family |
Pyrobaculum
ⓘ
surface form:
Thermoproteaceae
|
| flagella | present ⓘ |
| GCContent | high GC content ⓘ |
| genomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| genomeSize | approximately 2.2 Mb ⓘ |
| genomeType |
circular DNA
ⓘ
double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| genus | Pyrobaculum ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative-like ⓘ |
| habitat |
hot springs
ⓘ
hydrothermal environments ⓘ |
| metabolism |
aerobic
ⓘ
facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| modelOrganismFor |
Crenarchaeota biology
ⓘ
hyperthermophilic archaea ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| optimalGrowthTemperature | around 100 °C ⓘ |
| order |
Pyrobaculum
ⓘ
surface form:
Thermoproteales
|
| oxygenRequirement | aerophilic ⓘ |
| phylum | Crenarchaeota ⓘ |
| rRNAGenes | present ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| sulfurMetabolism | can use sulfur compounds as electron acceptors ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | hyperthermophilic ⓘ |
| tRNAIntrons | present ⓘ |
| usedInResearchOn |
DNA stability at high temperature
ⓘ
archaeal replication ⓘ archaeal transcription ⓘ archaeal translation ⓘ protein stability at high temperature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.