Thermus

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Thermus is a genus of thermophilic bacteria. It is one of several bacteria belonging to the Deinococcota phylum. According to comparative analysis of 16S rRNA, this is one of the most ancient group of bacteria. <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Thermus species can be distinguished from other genera in the family Thermaceae as well as all other bacteria by the presence of eight conserved signature indels found in proteins such as adenylate kinase and replicative DNA helicase as well as 14 conserved signature proteins that are exclusively shared by members of this genus.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Phylogeny

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Between all its species, T. thermophilus has a special importance as a model organism for basic and applied research. The species T. aquaticus is likewise well known for its role in the development of PCR.

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Species incertae sedis:<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

• "T. anatoliensis" Kacagan et al. 2016
• "T. caldophilus" Taguchi et al. 1983
• "T. eggertssonii" Peters 2008
• "T. murrieta" Benner et al. 2006
• "T. nonproteolyticus" 1992
• "T. rehai" Lin et al. 2002
• "T. yunnanensis" Gong et al. 2005

Habitats

The strains of the genus Thermus are generally isolated from hydrothermal areas where the range of water temperature is 55–70 °C and that of pH is 5.0–10.5.<ref name=":1">Template:Citation</ref>

The first isolate of the genus Thermus was isolated from hydrothermal areas in Yellowstone National Park.<ref name="Brock 1969" /> Later on more isolates were obtained from several hydrothermal areas worldwide,<ref name=":1" /> such as in Japan,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Iceland,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> New Zealand, New Mexico or the Australian Artesian Basin.

See also

• Bacteria
• Biotechnology
• Thermophiles
• Geyser
• List of bacteria genera
• List of bacterial orders