Ignisphaera

Ignisphaera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Thermoproteati
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Class: Thermoprotei
Order: Desulfurococcales
Family: Desulfurococcaceae
Genus: Ignisphaera
Niederberger et al. 2006
Type species
Ignisphaera aggregans
Niederberger et al. 2006
Species
  • I. aggregans
  • I. cupida
Scanning electron micrograph of Ignisphaera aggregans AQ1.S1T
Scanning electron micrograph of Ignisphaera aggregans

Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales. 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.

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References

  1. ↑ Sayers; et al. "Ignisphaera". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy resources. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Meier-Kolthoff, J.P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Peinado-Olarte, R.L.; Göker, M. (2022). "Genus Ignisphaera". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). doi:10.1093/nar/gkab902. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.

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