Archaeoglobus profundus
| Archaeoglobus profundus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
| Class: | Archaeoglobi |
| Order: | Archaeoglobales |
| Family: | Archaeoglobaceae |
| Genus: | Archaeoglobus |
| Species: | A. profundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Archaeoglobus profundus Burggraf et al., 1990 | |
Archaeoglobus profundus is a sulphate-reducing archaea.[1] Archaeoglobus can be found in high-temperature oil fields where it may contribute to oil field souring. A. profundus grows lithotrophically, and while it needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis it is heterotrophic.[2]
References
- ↑ Burggraf, Siegfried; Jannasch, Holger W.; Nicolaus, Barbara; Stetter, Karl O. (1990). "Archaeoglobus profundus sp. nov., Represents a New Species within the Sulfate-reducing Archaebacteria". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 13 (1): 24–28. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80176-1. ISSN 0723-2020.
- ↑ Vorholt, Julia; Kunow, Jasper; Stetter, Karl O.; Thauer, R. K. (1995). "Enzymes and coenzymes of the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase pathway for autotrophic CO2 fixation in Archaeoglobus lithotrophicus and the lack of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase in the heterotrophic A. profundus". Archives of Microbiology. 163 (2): 112–118. doi:10.1007/s002030050179. ISSN 0302-8933.
Further reading
- von Jan, Mathias; Lapidus, Alla; Del Rio, Tijana Glavina; Copeland, Alex; Tice, Hope; Cheng, Jan-fang; Lucus, Susan; Chen, Feng; Matt, Nolan; Goodwin, Lynne (2010). "Complete genome sequence of Archaeoglobus profundus type strain (AV18(T))". Standards in Genomic Sciences. 2 (3): 327–346. doi:10.4056/sigs.942153. PMC 3035285. PMID 21304717.
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