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| =Classification=
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| ==Higher order taxa==
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| Domain: Bacteria
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| Phylum: Deinococcota
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| Class: Deinococci
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| Family: Thermaceae
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| Genus: Thermus
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| ==Species==
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| Species:T.aquaticus
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| Binomial name: Thermus aquaticus strain MA898
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| =Description and significance=
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| Thermococcus atlanticus was isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This Archaeon is extremely thermophilic with a preferred temperature of 85 degrees C. This strain also has an optimal NACL concentration of 3% and pH of 7 for growth. This microorganism requires rich proteinaceous substrates and prefers environments with Polysulfur, L-cysteine, cystine, or elemental sulfur. The strain is an aerobic coccus and grows up to 1.2um in diameter.
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| =16S Ribosomal RNA Gene Information=
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| =Genome Structure (if the genome exists)=
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| =Cell structure and metabolism=
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| Strain MA898 of Thermococcus atlanticus is single celled and ranges in size from .7 to 1.2 um. the cells were observed as being nonmotile. cells likly divided through constriction.
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| =Ecology and Pathogenesis=
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| =Current Research=
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| =References=
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| Cambon-bonavita, M., Lesongeur, F., Pignet, P., Wery, N., Lambert, C., Godfroy, A., Querellou, J., & Barbier, G. (2003). Extremophiles, Thermophily section, species description Thermococcus atlanticus sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic Archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Extremophiles, 7(2), 101-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-002-0301-8
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| =Author=
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| Maura Cleary
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| Students of Hidetoshi Urakawa at Florida Gulf Coast University
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Revision as of 15:56, 27 March 2023