Pyrodictium abyssi
Classification
Archea (Domain); Crenarchaeota (Phylum); Thermoprotei (Class); Desulfurococcales (Order); Pyrodictiaceae (Family); Pyrodictium (Genus)
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Pyrobacterium abyssi (Species)
Description and Significance
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Genome Structure
The genome has not yet been sequenced, but using relationships between various hyperthermophiles with respect to their size, their structural organization and their phylogenetic relationship based on the content of the respectetive 16rDNA genes it is determined the entire genome of pyrodictium abyssi is a single circular chromosome and approximately 1.6Mb. It is very similar to Hyperthermus butylicus (97% sequence coverage) and Pyrodictium occultum (96% sequence coverage), which is another sulfur reducing hyperthermophile belonging to the same genus both with BLAST E-values of 0.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
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Ecology and Pathogenesis
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Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.
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