- A
hyperthermophile is an
organism that
thrives in
extremely hot environments—from 60 °C (140 °F) upward. An
optimal temperature for the
existence of hyperthermophiles...
-
single described species,
Methanopyrus kandleri. It is a rod-shaped
hyperthermophile,
discovered on the wall of a
black smoker from the Gulf of California...
- 50–64 °C (122–147 °F)
Extreme thermophiles 65–79 °C (149–174 °F)
Hyperthermophiles 80 °C (176 °F) and beyond, but not
below 50 °C (122 °F) In a related...
-
recent common ancestor (MRCA) of
bacteria and
archaea was
probably a
hyperthermophile that
lived about 2.5 billion–3.2 billion
years ago. The
earliest life...
- anaerobic, extremophilic,
model species of archaea. It is
classified as a
hyperthermophile because it
thrives best
under extremely high temperatures, and is notable...
- high
temperatures that kill most organisms. P.
fumarii is
known as a
hyperthermophile obligately chemolithoautotroph. In the
simplest terms, this archaea...
-
submarine thermal springs and oil wells. It is an
anaerobic organotroph hyperthermophile that is
between 0.5–3.0 μm (20–118 μin) in diameter. Like the other...
-
Pyrodictium abyssi is a
species of
heterotrophic marine archaeal hyperthermophile that can grow at 110 °C (230 °F). Its type
strain is AV2 (DSM 6158)....
- near the
Endeavor segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge,
Strain 121 is a
hyperthermophile capable of
reproducing at 121 °C (250 °F),
hence its name.
Strain 121...
- PMC 6095482. PMID 30114187. Stetter, Karl O (29
October 2006). "
Hyperthermophiles in the
history of life".
Philosophical Transactions of the
Royal Society...
