Metallosphaera yellowstonensis
Classification
Archaea (Domain); (Superphylum) TACK group "Crenarchaeota"; Thermoproteota (Phylum); Thermoprotei (Class); Sulfolobales (Order); Sulfolobaceae (Family); Metallosphaera (Genus)
Species
NCBI: [1] |
Metallosphaera yellowstonensis
Description and Significance
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Genome Structure
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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces. - autotrophic growth on Fe(II), elemental S (e-donors)
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
References
The archaeal ‘TACK’ superphylum and the origin of eukaryotes, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X11001740?via%3Dihub
Linking geochemical processes with microbial community analysis: successional dynamics in an arsenic-rich, acid-sulphate-chloride geothermal spring, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1472-4677.2004.00032.x
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at IndianaUniversity.