Thermofilum
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Thermofilum is a genus of archaea in the family Thermofilaceae.[1]
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Thermofilum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Proteoarchaeota |
Superphylum: | TACK group |
Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
Class: | Thermoprotei |
Order: | Thermoproteales |
Family: | Thermofilaceae |
Genus: | Thermofilum Zillig & Gierl 1983 |
Type species | |
Thermofilum pendens Zillig and Gierl 1983 | |
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Thermofilum pendens is a hyperthermic member of the archael kingdom Crenarchaeota,[2] and represents a deep branch in the order Thermoproteales. T. pendens lacks the genes for purine nucleotide biosynthesis and thus relies on environmental sources to meet its purine requirements.[3][2]