Aquificaceae

Aquificaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Aquificota
Order: Aquificales
Family:
Reysenbach 2002
Genera

The Aquificaceae family are bacteria that live in harsh environmental settings such as hot springs, sulfur pools, and hydrothermal vents. Although they are true bacteria as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the Archaea, Aquificaceae genera are an early phylogenetic branch.[1]

  1. ^ Madigan M; Martinko J, eds. (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
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