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Archaea > Crenarchaeota > Desulfurococcales > Pyrodictiaceae

Preferred term

Pyrodictiaceae  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hyperthermus
  • Pyrodictium
  • Pyrolobus

Scope note

  • A family of archaea, in the order DESULFUROCOCCALES consisting of anaerobic coccoid to disc-shaped cells. They grow either chemolithoautotrophically or by FERMENTATION. Three genera are recognized: Pyrodictium, Hyperthermus, and Pyrolobus.

History note

  • 2004; for PYRODICTIUM use DESULFUROCOCCACEAE 1998-2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D041523

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