Ignisphaera
| Ignisphaera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Thermoproteati |
| Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Desulfurococcales |
| Family: | Desulfurococcaceae |
| Genus: | Niederberger et al. 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006
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Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales.[1] Ignisphaera aggregans is a coccoid- shaped, fourth type strain that is strictly anaerobes with anaerobic respiration. This archaea species are hyperthermophiles that were found in New Zealand's hot springs in Kuirau Park, Rotorua.[2]
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Ignisphaera. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Göker, Markus; Held, Brittany; Lapidus, Alla; Nolan, Matt; Spring, Stefan; Yasawong, Montri; Lucas, Susan; Glavina Del Rio, Tijana; Tice, Hope; Cheng, Jan-Fang; Goodwin, Lynne (2010-08-20). "Complete genome sequence of Ignisphaera aggregans type strain (AQ1.S1T)". Standards in Genomic Sciences. 3 (1): 66–75. doi:10.4056/sigs.1072907. ISSN 1944-3277. PMC 3035270. PMID 21304693.