Picrophilus
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Picrophilus
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In taxonomy, Picrophilus is an archaean genus of the family Picrophilaceae.[1]
Picrophilus is an extremely acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophilic organisms currently known,[2] with the ability to grow at a pH of -0.06.[3] They are obligate acidophiles and are unable to maintain their membrane integrity at pH values higher than 4. While phylogenetically related to other organisms within Thermoplasmata, unlike Thermoplasma and Ferroplasma, Picrophilus contains an S-layer cell wall.
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References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Picrophilus. Data extracted from the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC.
- ↑ Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints
Further reading
Scientific journals
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Scientific books
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Scientific databases
- PubMed references for Picrophilus
- PubMed Central references for Picrophilus
- Google Scholar references for Picrophilus
External links
- NCBI taxonomy page for Picrophilus
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Picrophilus
- Search Species2000 page for Picrophilus
- MicrobeWiki page for Picrophilus
- LSPN page for Picrophilus
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