Abstract
Archaea of the family Fervidicoccaceae are extremely thermophilic microorganisms of the phylum Crenarchaeota. At present, the only cultivated representative of Fervidicoccaceae family is Fervidicoccus fontis, isolated from the Treshchinny hot spring of Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka. It is an anaerobic organotroph growing optimally on peptides in the presence of 20-50 mg l-1 yeast extract at 65-70 °C and pH 6.0. Elemental sulfur, if present, is reduced to hydrogen sulfide; however, it is not obligately required for growth. Molecular hydrogen partially inhibits the growth of F. fontis. 16S rRNA genes of closely related microorganisms were found in environmental DNA samples from terrestrial hot springs of Kamchatka, Iceland, Yellowstone National Park (USA), and New Zealand, where they can make a significant part of the microbial community. Complete genome analysis of F. fontis confirmed a distinct phylogenetic position of this group.
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Perevalova, A., Lebedinsky, A., & Bonch-Osmolovskaya, E. (2014). The family fervidicoccaceae. In The Prokaryotes: Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The Archaea (Vol. 9783642389542, pp. 35–40). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_335
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