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.

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Pyrobaculum aerophilum canonical 1

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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

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Crenarchaeota hasRepresentative Pyrobaculum aerophilum